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Pets Are Passing Drug-Resistant 'Superbugs' to Their Owners
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 – Dogs and cats can pass antibiotic-resistant bacteria to their owners, raising concerns that household pets could be contributing to the world’s antibiotics crisis, a new s...
Preop Intranasal Povidone-Iodine Reduces Rate of Surgical Site Infection
FRIDAY, April 12, 2024 – Use of presurgery intranasal povidone-iodine (PVP-I) is effective for reducing the rate of surgical site infection (SSI) after joint arthroplasty and spine surgery,...
FDA Approves New Antibiotic for Three Indications
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the antibiotic Zevtera (ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for injection) for three different indications, including treatment...
Regional Decolonization Aids Multidrug-Resistant Organism-Related Outcomes
MONDAY, April 1, 2024 – A regional collaborative involving universal decolonization in long-term care facilities and targeted decolonization among hospital patients in contact precautions is...
Hospitals in Ukraine Seeing Surge in Drug-Resistant Infections: CDC
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – As the war in the Ukraine rages on, new research shows that hospitals there are waging a battle of their own against a different kind of enemy: antibiotic-resistant...
Ceftobiprole Noninferior to Daptomycin for Complicated Staph Infection
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – For patients with complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, ceftobiprole is noninferior to daptomycin for overall treatment success, according to a study published...
AI Gets High Marks From Doctors in Answering Medical Questions
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 – The ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) program could grow into a source of accurate and comprehensive medical information, but it’s not quite ready for prime time yet, a n...
New Antibiotic Ceftobiprole Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections. The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, USP by Hospira: Recall - Particulate Matter in Vial
ISSUE: Hospira, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, USP (NDC: 0409-6510-01, Lot 591053A, Expiry Date 1NOV2017), to the hospital/retail level due to a...
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