antibiotics
Surgery for Appendicitis: Moving Away From a Simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No’?
Appendicitis patients commonly undergo appendectomy, but European studies have shown that many patients can be ...
JULY 25, 2024
Rise Seen in Inappropriate Antibiotic Use
There has been a rebound in inappropriate use of antibiotics after an early pandemic dip.
MAY 27, 2024
Switching to Oral Abx for Bloodstream Infections
Patients with a lower risk of developing infectious complications from a bloodstream infection with Staphylococcus ...
MARCH 4, 2024
Concerns About MDR Infections Grow as Treatment Options Expand
The narrow range of treatments available for multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections poses a grave threat to ...
JULY 9, 2022
Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Across the U.S.
Nearly three-fourths of prescribed antibiotics for patients 65 years of age or older and two-thirds of all ...
JUNE 29, 2022
CDC Efforts Underway to Address Global Overuse of Antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance remains a challenging global problem. However, recent efforts by the CDC and others have been ...
JANUARY 9, 2020
Everything Old Is New Again When Fighting Superbugs
In the search for new antimicrobial agents to fight superbugs, some researchers have been looking backward, ...
JANUARY 6, 2020
Anesthesiologists Found Underreporting Medication Errors
Medication errors are apparently significantly underreported by anesthesia providers, at least at certain ...
APRIL 4, 2017
Reducing Ciprofloxacin Use Stopped C. difficile Outbreak
Substantially reducing the use of antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin stopped an outbreak of severe diarrhea caused ...
MARCH 30, 2017
Antibiotics May Be Effective Alternative to Surgery for Appendicitis
Antibiotics may change the way appendicitis is treated.
MARCH 27, 2017
Updated Surgical Site Infection Guidelines Include Patient Warming and Supplemental Oxygen
Anesthesiologists must be key participants in the process of reducing surgical site infections, including ensuring ...
MARCH 8, 2017
New Guidelines Released to Improve Care of Adults With Sepsis and Septic Shock
New guidelines say that immediate action with antibiotics and IV fluids are required.
JANUARY 25, 2017
