Prevention

Patients receiving home-based outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy who are female and have comorbidities are more likely to have worse outcomes, new research finds.

A recent study finds that shortening the rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis regimen is both effective and safe.

Clinical pharmacy formulations are an affordable and viable approach.

A collection of survey data from 2006 through 2016 found that on average, higher-risk individuals get tested for HIV every 1.4 years.

Although challenging, it is not impossible to change some outlier behaviors.

MJH Associates, Inc & the FDA are both committed to eliminating inefficiencies and hype to deliver the most timely and relevant information to health care providers.

Because of the global rise in antimicrobial resistance, meropenem-vaborbactam, the first carbapenem/β-lactamase combina­tion medication, is a welcome new antibac­terial.

The new edition is fully electronic and makes key changes related to antimicrobial resistance and HIV.

Researchers have uncovered key pathways that increase resiliency to sepsis in children.

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) account for about 40% of all nosocomial infections in hospitals and nursing homes.

In case you missed them, we've compiled the top 5 articles from this past week.

Patient and institutional history, as well as the individual niches of the new antibiotics, need to be considered when selecting a treatment for gram-negative infections.

The American Society for Microbiology’s (ASM) annual meeting, held June 7-11, 2018, in Atlanta, Georgia, featured results of numerous studies on and advancements being made in infectious diseases. Here are 5 key takeaways from the meeting.

Several recent studies provide valuable insight surrounding the appropriateness of transitioning from intravenous to oral therapy when treating bacteremic urinary tract infections.

Implants are promising for long-term, sustained, and reversible delivery of ARV drugs that may bypass adherence challenges for end users.

A reported case of the deadly disease was a misdiagnosis, but it is still a warning sign of the troubles facing the South American country.

Researchers are calling for an end to nonmedical exemptions for vaccines in the 18 states that still allow them, saying several metropolitan areas are now vulnerable to measles outbreaks.

New study finds a decrease in S aureus infections in NICU following new guidelines for parent cleansing prior to skin-to-skin contact.

A new study underscores the importance of IP staffing and activities, but will we finally listen?