Infection Control Today - Antibiotics

Race Determines Proper Dose of Common Antibiotic for Pregnant Women

Race is a key factor in properly dosing the antibiotic azithromycin in pregnant women, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Azithromycin, one of the medicines most commonly prescribed to pregnant women, is used to treat bacterial infections, ...More

February 29, 2012

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New Way to Tap Largest Remaining Pool of Potential New Antibiotics

Scientists are reporting use of a new technology for sifting through the world's largest remaining pool of potential antibiotics to discover two new antibiotics that work against deadly resistant microbes, including the superbugs known as methicillin-resistant ...More

February 22, 2012

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Study Evaluates Antibiotic Option For Treating Bladder Infection in Women

Short-term use of the antibiotic cefpodoxime for the treatment of women with uncomplicated cystitis (bladder infection) did not meet criteria for noninferiority for achieving clinical cure compared with ciprofloxacin, a drug in the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics for ...More

February 8, 2012

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Single Dose of Antibiotic Can Increase Vulnerability to Intestinal Infection

Yet another study adds to the growing evidence that antibiotics can disrupt the balance of the intestinal flora, with negative effects on health. A team of researchers from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, has shown in mouse models that a single ...More

January 19, 2012

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Polar Growth at the Bacterial Scale Reveals Potential New Targets for Antibiotic Therapy

An international team of microbiologists led by Indiana University researchers has identified a new bacterial growth process -- one that occurs at a single end or pole of the cell instead of uniform, dispersed growth along the long axis of the cell -- that could have ...More

January 18, 2012

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FDA to Protect Important Class of Antimicrobial Drugs for Treating Human Illness

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an order that prohibits certain uses of the cephalosporin class of antimicrobial drugs in cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys effective April 5, 2012. Antimicrobial drugs are important for treating disease in both humans and ...More

January 5, 2012

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Sewage Treatment Plants May Contribute to Antibiotic Resistance Problem

Water discharged into lakes and rivers from municipal sewage treatment plants may contain significant concentrations of the genes that make bacteria antibiotic-resistant. That's the conclusion of a new study on a sewage treatment plant on Lake Superior in the Duluth, Minn., ...More

December 8, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Researchers Discover Molecular Machinery for Bacterial Cell Death

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Vienna have revealed for the first time a stress-induced machinery of protein synthesis that is involved in bringing about cell death in bacteria. Their work opens a new chapter in the understanding of ...More

November 30, 2011

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Stinky Frogs are a Treasure Trove of Antibiotic Substances

Some of the nastiest smelling creatures on Earth have skin that produces the greatest known variety of antibacterial substances that hold promise for becoming new weapons in the battle against antibiotic-resistant infections, scientists are reporting. Their research on ...More

November 30, 2011

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Investigators Conduct Literature Review on Duration of Antibiotic Therapy for Bacteremia

The optimal duration of antibiotic therapy for bloodstream infections is unknown. Shorter durations of therapy have been demonstrated to be as effective as longer durations for many common infections; similar findings in bacteremia could enable hospitals to reduce ...More

November 22, 2011

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