Recommendations Developed for Management of Lyme Disease
Prophylactic antibiotic therapy should be given within 72 hours of identified high-risk tick bite
Antibiotics
COALITION II Study: Adding Azithromycin to Severe COVID-19 Care With Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Improve Outcomes
Study authors assessed whether azithromycin in addition to a hydroxychloroquine regimen shows positive results in clinical improvement or mortality reduction in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19.
Direct Challenge to Penicillin-Based Antibiotics Is Advantageous
For people who have low-risk reaction histories in an inpatient setting, direct oral challenges may be a safe, effective, and less expensive option for penicillin allergy delabeling when compared to penicillin skin testing.
C difficile Risk and Antibiotic Prescription Choices
Large variations in Clostridioides difficile infection risk resulting from antibiotic courses used for the same indications were identified.
A Powerful Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic, Halicin, Identified by a Deep Learning Model
A deep learning model trained to predict antibiotics based on structure has identified a powerful new antibiotic compound, Halicin, according to study results published in Cell.
Antibiotics, Corticosteroids Beneficial in COPD Exacerbations
For adults with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids are associated with less treatment failure.
Antibiotic and Antiviral Combination to Treat Influenza
Compared with patients prescribed only an antiviral, patients who are prescribed both an antiviral and antibiotic have a lower risk for 3-day respiratory hospitalization.
One-Quarter of Antibiotic Prescriptions at Children’s Hospitals Suboptimal
One in three children are prescribed antibiotics at children’s hospitals, and 25.9 percent prescribed antibiotics for infectious use are receiving at least one suboptimal antibiotic.
Many Antibiotic Prescriptions Filled Without Infection-Related Diagnosis
Large proportions of antibiotic prescriptions for Medicaid patients are filled without evidence of infection-related diagnoses or clinician visits, according to a report published in Health Affairs.
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