A new evaluation of an emergency department skin and soft tissue infection protocol using rapid methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus polymerase chain reaction wound testing explores whether...
A large cohort study from a quaternary health center found that using β-lactam antibiotics for surgical prophylaxis significantly lowered the risk of surgical site infections compared with non–β-lactam...
In the ADAPT-Sepsis trial, a daily procalcitonin-guided protocol significantly reduced antibiotic duration in critically ill adults with suspected sepsis without increasing mortality. In contrast, a...
In this COVID-19 roundup, researchers report on the risk of health issues and death among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at 3 year-follow-up, the widespread overuse of antibiotics among patients with...
The American Academy of Dermatology updated its 2016 guidelines for the management of acne vulgaris. The updated guidelines include 18 evidence-based recommendations and five good practice statements.
The CDC reported more than 200,000 cases of syphilis in 2022, a 17% increase compared with the previous year. In response, the CDC provided new recommendations for testing syphilis in the laboratory.
In a randomized clinical trial, a team of researchers compared the use of cefepime and piperacillin-tazobactam—commonly used medications for empirical treatment of infection—to determine the risks of...
The authors of a first-of-its-kind systematic review examined if using probiotics concomitantly with antibiotics regimens could impact antibiotic-induced changes to the gut microbiome.
