ANTIBIOTICS

Study used pharmacovigilance reports to detect a signal for increased risk of acute kidney injury

But only for babies born vaginally.

Almost 8000 patients across 176 UK hospitals were included in the RECOVERY trial.

Between 2007-2008 and 2019-2020, the number of 30-day all-cause deaths after MRSA bacteraemia fell from 1354 to 201.

Findings suggest this antibiotic should be used with caution among all adults age 35 years or older.

Mycobacterium abscessus is resistant to most antibiotics, including penicillins and cephalosporins.

PHE annual report on trends in MRSA, MSSA, E. coli, Klebsiella spp. and P. aeruginosa bacteraemia and C. difficile infection.

Research suggests almost three quarters of patients with COVID-19 receive antibiotics when not clinically indicated.

Children exposed to antibiotics have a higher probability of having combinations of health conditions.

NICE has published a new guideline setting out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for human and animal bites in adults and children.

The report provides a critical assessment of the UK’s efforts to tackle the growing global threat of AMR and proposes ideas for reform

The position paper presents evidence that home and community settings are important for infection transmission and also the acquisition and spread of AMR

The new antibiotic compound is able to pass through the cell wall of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and then bind to the DNA

Compared with hydroxychloroquine plus amoxicillin, significant risks were identified for hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin use, even in the short term