Having an elevated body mass index (BMI) and/or a diagnosis of heart failure increases the likelihood of treatment failure for skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI), Erin Conway, PharmD, from the VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, NY, presented at IDWeek 2016.
For children hospitalized with severe flu, intravenous (IV) zanamivir may be the answer for those at high risk of complications who cannot tolerate enteral therapy, a study presented at IDWeek has found.
Healthcare workers at risk of HIV infection due to occupational exposure responded well to postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) with a regimen that included rilpivirine, a newer generation antiretroviral agent, in combination with tenofovir and lamivudine, a study from Thailand reported at IDWeek.
The use of fluoroquinolones in patients with respiratory infections was found to delay the diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis, according to a study presented at IDWeek 2016.
