Antibiotic Resistance Journals

• Clinicomicrobiological Profile of Podiatric Infections Insight into the clinicomicrobiological profile of podiatric infections could help guide treatment decisions.
  Wounds, September 28, 2023
• Early Empiric Antibiotics in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients How often are hospitalized COVID-19 patients treated with empiric antibiotics? Are they being used appropriately? This study looked at the prescribing trends.
  Critical Care Medicine, September 08, 2023
• Drug-Resistant Shigella flexneri 2a, California, USA, 2022 Find out how whole-genome sequencing helped guide treatment selection in this case of persistent shigellosis that was refractory to initial drug therapy.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 07, 2023
• Diagnostic Stewardship: What Impacts Antibiotics Use? A better understanding of how diagnostic stewardship can impact antibiotic prescribing practices could help decrease unnecessary antibiotic use.
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, August 03, 2023
• Survey of Antibiotic Dosing and Monitoring in Adult ICUs A survey of clinicians and pharmacists provides insight into current practices regarding the dosing and monitoring of antibiotics used for treating serious infections in the ICU.
  Critical Care, July 26, 2023
• Antibiotic Resistance in Dermatology: Combating Resistance It's crucial that dermatologists aim to combat antibiotic resistance, given the high use of antibiotics in dermatology. Review the appropriate use of antibiotics in common dermatoses in this paper.
  Skin Therapy Letter, June 01, 2023
• Antibiotic Resistance in Dermatology: Mechanisms of Resistance This article presents a brief review of the use of antibiotics in dermatology, their mechanisms of action, and mechanisms by which antibiotic resistance develops.
  Skin Therapy Letter, May 01, 2023
• Guideline Commentary on Updated NICE Guidelines for UTIs Do the latest updated NICE guidelines on UTIs adequately address the unique needs of older people for whom UTI is a common presentation?
  Age and Ageing, April 18, 2023
• Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease This comprehensive review outlines the pathogens that have been studied via wastewater surveillance prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, March 13, 2023
• Infection Reduction With Vancomycin-Treated ACL Grafts Could the application of antibiotics to ACL grafts before implantation help reduce the incidence of postoperative infection?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February 03, 2023
• Social Contact Patterns for Respiratory Aerosol Transmission Improving estimated contact patterns for the transmission of airborne infections could help inform future public health interventions and mitigation strategies.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 19, 2023
• Fatal Fungicide-Associated Triazole-Resistant A fumigatus An older, immunocompromised patient presented with a case of triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus infection that was linked to agricultural fungicide use.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, December 19, 2022
• Temporal Trends in Deep SSIs After Six Orthopedic Procedures A new study looks at the trends in postoperative deep surgical site infections for certain orthopedic procedures. Have there been any changes in infection rates?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, December 16, 2022
• Antimicrobial Therapy of CAP During Stewardship Efforts Guideline recommendations for the treatment of community acquired pneumonia reflect efforts to improve antibiotic stewardship, but are these guidelines being followed?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, December 15, 2022
• Novel Agents for Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections Learn more about the newer options currently in development for the treatment of multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections.
  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, December 06, 2022
• Pediatric Streptococcus-Associated Brain Abscesses and Empyemas Recent reports have suggested a possible increase in pediatric streptococcal brain abscesses, epidural empyemas, and subdural empyemas, but this study found no increase over historical baseline.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 01, 2022
• Topical, Oral, Physical and Combined Treatments for Acne This meta-analysis examined current evidence on a wide range of treatments for acne vulgaris. Which are best for treatment of mild-to-moderate and moderate-to-severe acne?
  The British Journal of Dermatology, November 21, 2022
• Fluorescence Imaging to Detect Elevated Bacterial Loads Learn how a fluorescence imaging device can help optimize the care of inpatient complex wounds.
  Wounds, October 19, 2022
• Early Steroids and VAP in COVID-19-Related ARDS Is early corticosteroid treatment of COVID-19 ARDS associated with a greater risk for developing ventilator-associated pneumonia?
  Critical Care, October 17, 2022
• Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and Antiresorptive Agents Antiresorptive agents are commonly used to prevent bone loss and fractures, but prolonged use could potentially lead to osteonecrosis of the jaw. Which patients are most at risk?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, October 05, 2022