The globalization of antibiotic stewardship programs is necessary in the fight against antibiotic resis­tance.
Sequirus recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Flucelvax Quadrivalent influenza vaccine.
Optimizing the relationship between infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship.
Vascular graft infections are serious complications of reconstructive vascular surgery that may increase patients’ morbidity and mortality.
Being immunocompromised increases risk of rare Mycobacterium tuberculosis epididymo-orchitis.
How has treating infections changed with the availability of experimental vaccines and therapeutics, and how can we apply this to COVID-19 today?
The high recurrence rates of Clostridioides difficile infection highlight the need for novel agents with unique mechanisms of action for treating the infection.
The virulent pathogen has significant individual and public health implications.
A patient presented with a history of uncontrolled HIV and a history of polysubstance use.
As with other metallo-β-lactamases, NDM is capable of hydrolyzing nearly all β-lactams, including carbapenems, and the search for the proper antimicrobials is challenging.
A recent study reported the benefit of vaginal microbiome transplantation for the treatment of recurrent bacterial vaginosis.
This case report is the fourth documented case of Lyme-induced syndrome of inappro­priate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH).
In case you were wondering what to get the infectious disease (ID) pharmacist in your life for the upcoming holidays.
It is important to recognize this organ that has multiple life-enhancing functions.
Although challenging, it is not impossible to change some outlier behaviors.
Staff nurses are underused but potentially valuable contributors to antibiotic stewardship.
Madhumita Premkumar, MD, discusses a nationwide, cost-efficient eradication strategy she believes could benefit Americans' efforts to curb HCV.
A recent study finds that younger patients, women, and white individuals infected with HPV-associated cancers have superior survival at 5 years.
As the antibiotic pipeline produces new therapies, clinicians must understand each agent’s specific role in manage­ment of patients infected by multidrug-resistant pathogens.
Rare cases of health care–associated meningitis and ventriculitis in adults caused by Candida species are associated with recent bacterial meningitis and broad-spectrum antibiotic use.
The synthetic novel tetracycline offers a new option for complicated intra-abdominal infections.
The treatment duration for uncomplicated gram-negative bloodstream infections (BSIs) has traditionally ranged from 7 to 14 days. However, recent retrospective studies and meta-analyses have observed no differences in clinical outcomes in patients treated with shorter courses compared with prolonged courses, especially with urinary sources of infection.
The constant reassessment of business practices is necessary to ensure that practitioners are not wasting valuable time, resources, and effort on activities that are not producing the desired results.
Is the use of piperacillin/tazobactam for bacteremia caused by ceftriaxone-nonsusceptible Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae an obsolete practice?
Infections transmitted by these bloodsucking species are on the rise worldwide.
A recent study takes a closer look at statin use in HIV-positive patients who are taking protease inhibitors.