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Proposed budget cuts could seriously hamper efforts to address antimicrobial resistance

Budget Cuts Threaten Research on Antimicrobial Resistance

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Patient safety, international status of the U.S. as leader in combating AMR both at risk
Non-Hispanic black and Hispanic children are less likely than non-Hispanic white children to receive antibiotics for viral acute respiratory tract infection in the pediatric emergency department

Racial Variation in Antibiotic Prescribing for Viral ARTI

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Non-Hispanic black, Hispanic children less likely than non-Hispanic white children to receive antibiotics
The intravenous antibiotic Vabomere (meropenem and vaborbactam) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat certain complicated urinary tract infections

FDA Approves Vabomere for Complicated UTIs

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IV antibiotic sanctioned for certain complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis
Community antibacterial consumption comprises about 85 to 95 percent of total antibacterial consumption

Community Consumption Comprises Most Antibacterial Use

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Higher proportion of community consumption in countries with high levels of total consumption
Hospital adoption of procalcitonin testing has had little impact on antibiotic prescribing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations

Procalcitonin Testing Not Impacting Antibiotic Rx for COPD

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Findings among patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation
For young children with acute otitis media

Age, Tympanogram May ID When to Skip Abx for Acute Otitis Media

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Among children age 6 to 35 months, older age and peaked tympanogram at entry linked to reduced risk
For patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant

Azithromycin Tied to Poor Airflow Decline-Free Survival After HSCT

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Worse airflow decline-free survival than placebo after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Antibiotic prophylaxis can prevent recurrence of cellulitis

Review: Antibiotics Effectively Prevent Recurrent Cellulitis

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Protective effects of antibiotics for recurrence, incidence don't last after prophylaxis is stopped
Reduced bacterial diversity in the upper and lower airways in infants with cystic fibrosis is associated with use of prophylactic antibiotics and younger age at sampling

Respiratory Microbiome May Influence Inflammation in CF

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Less diversity linked to lower IL-8 concentration, neutrophil count in infants with cystic fibrosis
For patients with Helicobacter pylori infection

Bismuth-Based Quad Tx Doesn’t Top Levofloxacin Triple Tx

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Addition of bismuth subcitrate to levofloxacin-based triple tx no more effective for H. pylori infection