Antibiotics

A blood oxygen level test in addition to 3 other noninvasive tests may be key to helping general practitioners diagnose pneumonia and avoiding unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions.

A new study finds that many patients who are hospitalized for candiduria are not treated in compliance with IDSA guidelines.

A recent study finds that prolonged infusion of antipseudomonal β-lactams in patients with sepsis was associated with significantly less mortality when compared with short-term infusion.

Leonard Sigal, MD, discusses different causes of persisting symptoms after Lyme disease infection.

In case you missed them, we've compiled the top five infectious disease articles from this past week.

New research finds that ineffective empiric treatment can lead to deadly consequences in late-onset sepsis patients.

Daniel Diekema, MD, explains why microbiology labs should be seen as an integral part of antimicrobial stewardship efforts.

According to a recent dispatch from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a drug-resistant strain of Neisseria gonorrhoeae was found in Canada this year.

In a new study, researchers have learned more about a toxin produced by an E. coli strain to communicate with neighboring bacteria.