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Majority of emergency laparotomy patients with sepsis not receiving antibiotics fast enough Only 19% of patients with suspected sepsis received antibiotics in the first hour; worse than previous audits
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Antibiotic tolerance reduces the ability to prevent resistance under drug combination therapies The results suggest the need to consider drug tolerance when designing antibiotic treatments to prevent antibiotic-resistant pathogens
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Unlicensed alternative practices of antibiotic administration widespread in UK critical care units The results highlight the need for evidence-based guidance to help improve clinical and efficiency outcomes in critical care
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Excessive antibiotic exposure among children under five years in low- and middle-income countries The mean number of antibiotic prescriptions issued to children between birth and age 5 years across the eight LMICs was 24.5
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Digital sepsis alert system saved lives and improved timely antibiotics access The alert system was associated with lower odds of death, shorter hospital stays, and increased odds of receiving timely antibiotics
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria more prevalent in device-related infections versus surgical infections 82% of tested device-associated Enterococcus faecium bacteria were resistant to vancomycin compared with 55% among surgical site infections.
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PHE relaunches "Keep Antibiotics Working" campaign There were an estimated 60,788 antibiotic-resistant infections in England during 2018 - a 9% rise from 2017
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First-of-its-kind-survey reveals gaps in European healthcare workers’ knowledge and attitudes about antibiotics Healthcare workers from all EU/EEA countries participated in the online study, which included 43 questions
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General practice antibiotic prescribing rates for respiratory infections vary by illness severity The study used illness severity scores to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in UK general practice
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Synthetic antibiotics with novel mechanism of action discovered By disrupting outer membrane synthesis, the novel chimeric antibiotics effectively kill Gram-negative bacteria
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PHE and WHO partner on new AMR professional learning framework The guide aims to address vast global discrepancies in health worker education and training on antimicrobial resistance
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Resistance to antibiotics used to treat helicobacter pylori in Europe doubles in 20 years, new study finds Growing H. pylori primary resistance to clarithromycin a global concern that has been recognised by World Health Organization
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Growing resistance to gonorrhoea first-line antibiotic treatment in UK Between 2017 and 2018, there was a reduction in susceptibility to the current first-line therapy, ceftriaxone.
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IDWeek 2019 — 2019 guidelines for treating community-acquired pneumonia are updated US societies update their guidelines for treating adult patients.
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