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Review finds limited evidence to support oral antibiotics in S. aureus bacteremia, endocarditis

Rates of treatment failure and adverse events were similar among patients with Staphylococcus aureus who were randomized to fully IV treatment versus at least some oral antibiotics, but only four trials were judged eligible for inclusion by the authors of a recent meta-analysis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/25/review-finds-limited-evidence-to-support-oral-antibiotics-in-s-aureus-bacteremia-endocarditis.htm
25 Sep 2024

Longer antibiotic delay intervals associated with hospital mortality in patients with suspected sepsis

While both time from ED triage to antibiotic order and time from antibiotic order to infusion were associated with increased hospital mortality, this was true only for longer delays, indicating that a one-hour antibiotic administration target may be too aggressive, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/24/5.htm
24 Feb 2021

Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis may not reduce risk of surgical-site infection

Findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis of 52 studies support World Health Organization recommendations against continuing surgical antibiotic prophylaxis postoperatively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/03/4.htm
3 Jun 2020

Deaths from antimicrobial resistance could rise by nearly 70% by 2050, study finds

Between 1990 and 2021, deaths from antimicrobial resistance decreased by more than 50% among children under age five years but increased by more than 80% among adults ages 70 years and older, a global study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/09/25/deaths-from-antimicrobial-resistance-could-rise-by-nearly-70percent-by-2050-study-finds.htm
25 Sep 2024

Inpatient antibiotic stewardship programs decreased antibiotic use but not infection rates

Although the nine studied hospitals successfully decreased their use of targeted antibiotics, rates of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa did not improve.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/22/5.htm
22 Jul 2020

COVID-19 and antibiotics: Less is more

Experts urge clinicians to remember stewardship amid the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/covid-19-and-antibiotics-less-is-more.htm
15 Dec 2020

Preop antibiotics should not delay surgery for infective endocarditis

One recent study analyzed the effects of preoperative antibiotics on infective endocarditis while another evaluated the risk of infective endocarditis with various species of streptococcal bloodstream infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/01/5.htm
1 Jul 2020

Retrenching against resistance

An infectious diseases expert weighs in on CDC statistics showing a worrisome trend in hospital-associated drug-resistant infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/08/28/retrenching-against-resistance.htm
28 Aug 2024

Antibiotic use common during asthma hospitalizations, associated with longer stay

For patients receiving systemic corticosteroids during an asthma hospitalization, getting antibiotics in addition wasn't associated with any reduction in treatment failure, according to a large retrospective study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/02/06/4.htm
6 Feb 2019

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