Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine response status was not associated with post-combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) CD4 gains at 1-year among those with virologic suppression, a study concluded at IDWeek 2013.
Combination fluoroquinolone plus probiotic for the eradication of Quiescent Intracellular Reservoirs (QIRs) resulted in a decrease of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) in pediatric patients.
In methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bloodstream infections (BSI), cefazolin may have similar rates of clinical cure as oxacillin, including treatment of high-burden infections, according to IDWeek 2013.
Investigational vaccine formulations against meningococcal serogroups A, B, C, W, and Y elicited similar responses in adolescents to those anticipated from the constituent ACWY and B vaccines, a study presented at IDWeek 2013 has found.
A systematic review of 30 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) showed the 5-nitroimidazoles demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of giardiasis, a study concluded at IDWeek 2013.
Similar achievement of >20% reduction of lesion size was noted in patients treated with oritavancin and vancomycin for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections at Hours 48 and 72, a study at IDWeek 2013 has found.
Resistance patterns for antibiotics used against Gram-negative bacteria over the past 12 years are linked to initial double-coverage of suspected Gram-negative species, a study reported at IDWeek 2013.
A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is sufficient to treat patients with HIV infection and early syphilis, a study presented at IDWeek 2013 has found.
Patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) achieved an earlier time to clinical stability when treated with linezolid vs. vancomycin, results of the IMPACT-HAP study reported at IDWeek 2013.
ICU patients who receive more than 24 hours of inappropriate antibiotics have a higher mortality rate; this risk factor is not observed with inappropriate antibiotic use within the first 24 hours, a study concluded at IDWeek 2013.
