Add on Exebacase to antibiotics Falls Short in Treating MRSA Bacteremia, reveals study Dr Riya Dave22 May 2024 7:30 PM ISTStaphylococcus aureus bacteremia, especially when caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), poses a significant challenge in healthcare....
Documented betalactum allergies not associated with long-term odds of mortality suggests JAMA study Dr Riya Dave22 May 2024 9:45 AM ISTResearchers have found that while beta-lactam (BL) allergies are not associated with increased long-term mortality, they are linked to higher rates of...
Nasal MRSA carriage may increase risk for antibiotic resistance in diabetic foot ulcers Dr. Shravani Dali20 Nov 2023 10:00 AM ISTNasal MRSA carriage may increase the risk for antibiotic resistance in diabetic foot ulcers suggests a new study published in the BMC Infectious...
Vancomycin Addition to Cefazolin Shows No Superiority in Preventing Surgical-Site Infections in Arthroplasty Dr Riya Dave20 Oct 2023 9:15 AM ISTIn a recent multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, researchers investigated the addition of vancomycin to beta-lactam prophylaxis in...
New mechanism for MRSA virulence discovered Isra Zaman24 Jan 2023 9:30 AM ISTResearchers at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with researchers at New York University, have published a study that sheds light on the mechanisms behind...
Fosfomycin demonstrates excellent activity against MRSA resistant to other anti-MRSA drugs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Nov 2022 9:45 PM ISTU.S.A.: According to a study published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, fosfomycin exhibited remarkable efficacy against MRSA as well as...
Ceftaroline as good as daptomycin for primary treatment for MRSA bloodstream infection Medical Dialogues Editorial Team4 Feb 2022 9:00 AM ISTUSA: In a new study, it was found that there was no difference in treatment failure or death between methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
Kimyrsa gets FDA approval for treatment of skin infections Medha Baranwal18 March 2021 4:56 AM ISTUSA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Melinta's Kimyrsa (oritavancin) for the treatment of adult patients with acute bacterial...
Management of MRSA infections: Updated UK Guidelines MD Bureau4 March 2021 9:58 AM ISTCurrent UK guidelines for the treatment of MRSA are based on clinical evidence published more than 10 years ago. British Society for Antimicrobial...
Case of posttraumatic patella osteomyelitis with MRSA infection: A report Dr Satabdi Saha29 Dec 2020 5:30 PM ISTDr Haiyong Ren at Department of Orthopedics, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang, China and colleagues have reported a case of...
Monitoring vancomycin for serious MRSA infections: Revised consensus guideline Hina Zahid25 March 2020 6:00 PM ISTThese are the consensus statements and guideline of ASHP, IDSA, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), and SIDP. Guideline panel...
No benefit of broad-spectrum antibiotics as initial pneumonia treatment: JAMA Medical Dialogues Bureau27 Feb 2020 8:00 PM ISTUTAH: Doctors who use drugs that target antibiotic-resistant bacteria as a first-line defence against pneumonia should probably reconsider this...
