by University of Cologne Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study shows efficacy and safety of oral antibiotic therapy, in the form of pills, for Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections. Currently, infusions are the standard treatment. An international clinical trial led by Professor Dr. Achim Kaasch, Head of the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene at the...
by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Credit: CC0 Public Domain Metagenomic sequencing can provide rapid and actionable antimicrobial resistance predictions to treat bloodstream infections much faster than conventional laboratory tests, and has the potential to save lives and better manage the use of antibiotics, according to new research being presented at this year’s European...
by American College of Physicians Treating recurrent Clostridioides difficile (CDI) with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) increased survival by nearly 30 percent, cut length of hospital stay in half, and reduced the risk of sepsis by nearly four times compared to treating with antibiotics. Findings from a prospective cohort study are published in Annals of Internal...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS T2Bacteria panel rapidly and accurately diagnoses common bloodstream infections More research suggested to determine effect on clinical practice Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M19-0971 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-2772 URLs go live when the embargo lifts In a clinical trial, the T2Bacteria Panel showed promise for rapidly and accurately diagnosing bloodstream infections or sepsis caused by five common bacteria. The test could be used in a clinical setting in place of blood...
Cells lining blood vessels in the lungs that are exposed to bacterial toxins don’t die easy, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. When these blood vessel cells come into contact with bacterial toxins called lipopolysaccharides, an explosive form of cell death known as...
