Treatment for Severe Malaria Gets Breakthrough Therapy Status
The Food and Drug Administration has granted an investigational treatment for severe malaria Breakthrough Therapy designation.
Bacterial Infections
FDA Issues Final Rule on OTC Hand Sanitizers
The final rule states that certain active ingredients are not allowed to be used in OTC hand sanitizers, which are meant for use without water and soap.
CDC: Still No Source As E. Coli Outbreak Grows to 96 Cases
Outbreak affecting five states; no deaths reported, but 11 people have been hospitalized
Telemedicine Leads to More Antibiotic Rx for Pediatric Respiratory Infection
More antibiotics prescribed with less guideline-concordant antibiotic management versus other settings
Clindamycin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Following Treatment for Chronic Osteomyelitis
Unlike other antibiotics, clindamycin has rarely been associated with AKI
Therapeutic Ball Pits Found to Harbor Pathogenic Germs
Ball pits show wide variability in microbial colonization of infection-causing microorganisms.
DRESS Associated With Agranulocytosis in a Patient Treated With Oxacillin
A recent report published in the American Journal of Case Reports describes a rare case of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS)-induced agranulocytosis in a patient treated with the beta-lactam antibiotic oxacillin.
Antibiotics, PPIs Tied to Higher C. Diff Risk in Hospitalized Children
Previous antibiotic exposure significant risk factor in combined studies but not in adjusted studies
Guidelines Developed for Polymyxin Antibiotic Use
Recommendations have been developed for use of polymyxins, focusing on polymyxin B and polymyxin E (colistin); the guidelines were recently published in Pharmacotherapy.
Probiotic Sanitation Cuts Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals
Impact seen in lower use of antibiotics, costs tied to health care-associated infections
