Tag: antibiotics
Top 5 Infectious Disease Stories: Week of February 25
This week, why measles and vibrio vulnificus infections are seeing outbreaks and increases in incidence rates; a medical association recommends fecal microbiota-based therapies...
FDA Approves Combination Antibiotic for Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
This article first appeared on our sister site, Contemporary OB/GYN. The investigational combination antibiotic, cefepime-enmetazobactam (Exblifep; Orchid Pharma) was granted FDA approval for...
Top 5 Infectious Disease Stories: Week of February 17
This week, in efforts to navigate malaria with treatments, prevention, and the impact of climate change, the FDA is not requesting further trials...
Adapting to Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Neisseria Meningitidis with New Prophylaxis Strategies
Amid concerns over ciprofloxacin-resistant N. meningitidis strains, public health authorities are urged to adopt alternative antimicrobial agents for prophylaxis in specific scenarios indicative...
New Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Treatments Enhance Patient Care
HAIs are among the top 5 urgent public health threats in the US due to the high recurrence rates of infections following standard...
Rare Case of the Bubonic Plague Identified in Oregon
Oregon health officials announce that a resident has contracted bubonic plague through cat-to-human transmission. The individual and close contacts have received medication, with...