Algorithm Predicts Urinary Tract Infection Without Microscopy
Authors say the new algorithm could be used to safely withhold antibiotics in low-risk patients in the primary care setting
Authors say the new algorithm could be used to safely withhold antibiotics in low-risk patients in the primary care setting
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is mostly excreted through the kidneys, and it can cause hyperkalemia by reducing potassium excretion.
Cefepime/enmetazobactam is noninferior and superior to piperacillin/tazobactam for clinical cure and microbial eradication
Urologists appear more likely than other specialists to inappropriately treat uncomplicated cystitis, according to study findings.
Guidelines recommend that clinicians prescribe fluoroquinolone at lower doses in patients with reduced kidney function.
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In the CRL, the FDA stated that the application could not be approved in its present form and that an additional clinical trial would be required.
The approvals were based on data from pediatric trials evaluating treatment for complicated intra-abdominal infections and complicated urinary tract infections.
Tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide is an orally bioavailable carbapenem with activity against uropathogenic Enterobacterales.
Providers need to assess the benefit-risk profile of SGLT2 inhibitors for individual patients, and take steps to avoid unnecessary risks.