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Doxycycline demonstrated greater efficacy compared with azithromycin among women with concurrent anorectal and urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infection, according to findings published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Between October 2018 and April 2020, researchers conducted a…
An increased risk for progression to septic shock was found to be associated with delayed administration of antibiotics among patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) with suspected sepsis, according to results of a retrospective…
Intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy did not confer a significantly increased benefit compared with oral antibiotics as eradication therapy for pulmonary infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis, according to results of a…
The cellphones of healthcare workers were found to often be contaminated with several types of bacterial pathogens, according to results of a study published in Infectious Diseases Now. Researchers collected samples from cellphones received from…
Patients who receive eradication therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection exhibit changes in their gut microbiota and decreased ghrelin concentrations, according to results of a prospective case control study published in Frontiers in Medicine. Investigators conducted…
Use of an add-on dry powder inhaler (DPI) containing fixed doses of isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, and levofloxacin did not increase sputum conversion in patients receiving standard oral therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB); however, the combined…
In patients with community-acquired urinary tract infection (cUTI) due to Enterobacteriaceae, treatment with cotrimoxazole (combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole) was associated with increased adverse effects (AE) and prolonged hospitalization compared with treatment with fluoroquinolones, according…
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