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Just over one-third of chronic cold urticaria patients benefit from treatment with doxycycline

Doxycycline Helps One-Third of Chronic Cold Urticaria Patients

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Critical temperature thresholds do not predict which patients benefit from treatment
For children diagnosed with appendicitis undergoing appendectomy

Extended-Spectrum Antibiotics No Benefit for Pediatric Appendicitis

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Extended-spectrum linked to 30-day readmission in complicated, not uncomplicated appendicitis
The Xpert Carba-R Assay diagnostic

FDA Approves New Test to Help Detect Drug-Resistant Bacteria

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Uses specimens taken directly from patients; specifically looks for resistance to carbapenems
For patients with cystic fibrosis

Early Antibiotic Treatment Can Be Beneficial in Cystic Fibrosis

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Early treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa can eradicate bacteria, delay chronic colonization
In a case report published in the June 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine

Failure of Dual Antimicrobial Therapy for Gonorrhea Reported

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Negative urine specimen, positive pharyngeal swab after treatment with ceftriaxone, azithromycin
The target trough concentration of vancomycin seems to be lower for adolescents than for adults

Vancomycin Trough Target May Be Lower for Teens

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Css,min ranging from 10 to 12.5 mg/L highly predictive of achieving an AUC0 to 24/MIC ≥400
An experimental antibiotic has shown promise against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in animals

Experimental Antibiotic Shows Promise in Fight Against MRSA

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Combination of antibiotics TXA709 and cefdinir successfully treated infected animals
Early use of antibiotics may weaken some of the benefits of breastfeeding

Benefits of Breastfeeding May Be Compromised by Antibiotics

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Infants who received antibiotics were more prone to infections and obesity in childhood
Three-quarters of emergency department patients who received antibiotics to treat suspected sexually transmitted infections tested negative for the infections

ERs May Be Overprescribing Antibiotics for Possible STIs

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Three in four tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia came back negative
For patients receiving anti-epidermal growth factor receptor treatment

Prophylactic Antibiotics Cut Risk of Anti-EGFR Skin Rash

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Systematic review shows reduction in risk of developing a skin rash with prophylactic antibiotics