3 Common Antibiotics Used to Treat P aeruginosa Yield Similar Outcomes
August 6th 2019A study found no significant difference in outcomes between ceftazidime, carbapenems, and piperacillin-tazobactam as monotherapy for treating P aeruginosa, offering insight that may help antibiotic stewardship programs.
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Multiple Site Testing for MRSA Carriage Increases Detection by 25%
June 24th 2019The research team used single site testing for 1442 (32%) patients with 54 positive (4%) results. Multiple site testing was performed on 3037 (68%) patients and 255 (8%) were positive from at least 1 site tested.
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S aureus in Children With Eczema May Play a Role in Development of Food Allergies
June 4th 2019A new study investigates the association of S aureus colonization with specific Immunoglobulin E production with common food allergens and allergies in early childhood independent of eczema severity.
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Herpes Zoster Complication in Vaccinated 19-Year-Old Linked to Corticosteroid Treatment
February 8th 2019In a report detailing the hospitalization of a college student with complications from a herpes zoster infection, investigators say a corticosteroid prescription likely impaired the patient’s antiviral immune response.
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Initial Safety Surveillance on Shingrix Consistent With Clinical Trial Data
February 6th 2019Post-licensure safety data on recombinant zoster vaccine (Shingrix) is consistent with pre-licensure clinical trial data, although the CDC cautions that the immunization is still in the “early uptake period.”
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