Infection Control Today - Antibiotics

Antibiotic Cuts Catheter Infections in Dialysis Patients

Antibiotics can help ward off serious bacterial infections in kidney disease patients who use catheters for their dialysis treatments. But if antibiotics are used too often, superbugs may crop up that are resistant to the drugs. A new randomized controlled clinical trial ...More

August 19, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Discovery Could Reduce Antibiotic Use in Critically Ill Patients

A researcher at Queen's University has found that measuring the levels of a natural body chemical may allow clinicians to better guide antibiotic use and improve the health outcomes of critically ill patients. "Infection is a common and expensive complication of critical ...More

August 3, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Researchers Find Unnecessary Use of Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in Hospitalized Patients

Fluoroquinolones are among the most commonly prescribed antimicrobials and are an important risk factor for colonization and infection with fluoroquinolone-resistant Gram-negative bacilli and for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Nicole L Werner, of the School of ...More

July 5, 2011

Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens

Living Antibiotic is Effective Against Salmonella

Scientists have tested a predatory bacterium – Bdellovibrio – against Salmonella in the guts of live chickens. They found that it significantly reduced the numbers of Salmonella bacteria and, importantly, showed that Bdellovibrio are safe when ingested. The research was ...More

June 28, 2011

Posted in News

FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Levofloxacin to Treat Certain Infections

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first generic versions of Levaquin (levofloxacin), an antibiotic approved to treat certain infections in people ages 18 and older. Levofloxacin is used to treat mild, moderate, or severe bacterial infections of the ...More

June 20, 2011

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Study Hints at Antibiotic Overuse in Home-Care Patients

A study of Canadian home-care patients suggests doctors may be overprescribing antibiotics for patients receiving ongoing medical care at home. The study, published in the June issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, suggests that more should be done to ...More

June 15, 2011

Posted in News

Researchers Find an Alternative to Antibiotics

Here it can be clearly seen that the antimicrobial peptides have prevented the growth of bacteria, in this case Streptococcus mutans, which causes tooth decay. More and more pathogens are becoming immune to antibiotics. Some bacteria can no longer be combated. The World ...More

June 8, 2011

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New Antibiotics a Step Closer with Discovery of Bacterial Protein Structure

Scientists have uncovered the structure of the protein complex that assembles the tiny hair-like strands that cover the outside of bacteria. Called pili, these 'hairs' allow bacteria to group together and stick to human cells to cause infection -- and are therefore a key ...More

June 2, 2011

Posted in News

UCSF Studies Examine Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Children

Two new studies led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have found some antibiotics may be overused for children with asthma and urinary tract infections. The findings raise concerns around breeding drug resistance in children and underscore the ...More

May 25, 2011

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Survey Shows Vancomycin Continues to Dominate MRSA Treatment

According to surveyed infectious disease specialists and internists as well as hospital patient-level medical data, Decision Resources and Arlington Medical Resources (AMR) find that vancomycin—which has experienced increasing usage over the past five years—continues to ...More

May 23, 2011

Posted in News

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