Search results for "Antibiotics"
Nearly half of inpatients with pneumonia or urinary tract infection were overprescribed antibiotics after discharge
The most common types of antibiotic overuse after discharge included excess duration for pneumonia and unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, a retrospective cohort study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/22/5.htm
22 Sep 2020
ACP joins effort to combat antibiotic resistance
The AMR Challenge calls on medical organizations, governments, and private industry to commit to taking actionable steps to combat antibiotic resistance around the world.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/02/2.htm
2 Oct 2018
MKSAP Quiz: New lesion on the side of the face
A 29-year-old woman is evaluated for a 6-month history of acne that worsens during menses. She has been using topical benzoyl peroxide wash and topical tretinoin cream, but there has been no improvement. What is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/mksap-quiz-new-lesion-on-the-side-of-the-face.htm
1 Apr 2024
Fluoroquinolones associated with aortic aneurysms compared to other antibiotics
The association was present across all age groups (≥35 to <65 years) and was consistent across sex and comorbidities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/01/12/5.htm
12 Jan 2021
The ethical nexus of health care: Purpose over profit
ACP is comprehensively examining the corrosive impact of profit-driven health care on the sacred patient-physician relationship in order to pave the way for potential solutions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/02/the-ethical-nexus-of-health-care-purpose-over-profit.htm
1 Feb 2024
Delayed antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections associated with infection-related hospital admissions
Delayed prescribing should be better targeted to patients with lower risks of complications, the study authors wrote.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/07/5.htm
7 Jul 2020
New findings on antiviral flu treatment
A recent study raises doubts about whether oseltamivir should be promoted as a way to prevent hospitalization in low-risk patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/new-findings-on-antiviral-flu-treatment.htm
1 Nov 2023
ACP offers new Patient FACTS for Zika, antibiotic resistance, insomnia
New fact sheets aim to facilitate communication by providing information about common health conditions and offering questions patients may want to ask their health care professionals.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/23/6.htm
23 Aug 2016
Urinary antiseptic noninferior to antibiotics for recurrent UTI prevention in women
Methenamine hippurate was noninferior to daily, low-dose antibiotics, the current standard prophylactic treatment, in preventing symptomatic, antibiotic-treated urinary tract infection (UTI) episodes in women with recurrent UTIs, a yearlong U.K. trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/15/1.htm
15 Mar 2022
IDSA releases guidance on antibiotic selection for gram-negative antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections
New treatment guidance from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) focused on extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa with difficult-to-treat resistance.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/15/4.htm
15 Sep 2020