2019 Fluoroquinolone Breakpoints Revised for Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
May 17th 2019A revision to the fluoroquinolone antimicrobial susceptibility testing breakpoints for 2 bacteria comes following evidence that previous breakpoints were too high to detect low-level antibiotic resistance.
Exploring Outcomes of Extended Infusions for Gram-Negative Bacteremia
May 14th 2019As clinician are growing interested in the use of extended infusion beta-lactams for gram-negative bacteremia, a team of investigators noticed that available data are unclear and solely focus on clinical cure and/or mortality outcomes.
Oseltamivir Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Does Not Cut Influenza Rates in Lung Transplant Recipients
May 10th 2019A team of investigators from the University of North Carolina Medical Center found that oseltamivir prophylaxis did not reduce the rate of influenza within the first year following a lung transplant.