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Hospital Antibiotic Use Has Not Moved in Eight Years Despite Near-Universal Stewardship Programs

A CDC survey found that half of hospital patients received antibiotics in 2023, unchanged from 2015, even as stewardship programs became near-universal.

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Bacterial Infection Follows Roughly One in Twenty Gunshot Hospitalizations, with Head and Spine Surgery Highest Risk

About 5% of adults hospitalized for gunshot wounds developed bacterial infections, with head, neck and spine surgery carrying the highest risk.

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A Bipartisan Senate Bill Targets the Slowest Step in Making New Antibiotics

Senators Hassan and Marshall introduced the Stop Superbugs Act to fund a clinical research network speeding trials for new antibiotics.

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A Bipartisan Bill Would Let the NIH Help Run Clinical Trials for Badly Needed New Antibiotics

The Stop Superbugs Act would authorize an NIH research group to facilitate clinical trials for new antibiotics against drug-resistant infections.

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Why Eczema in Indian Adults Traces Back to Gut Health, Microbiome, and Inflammation

The skin is the symptom, not the sourceEczema, clinically called atopic dermatitis, affects roughly 10 to 30 percent of children and a significant share of adults in India, according to data published in the Indian Journal of Dermatology. Most adults manage it with moisturisers, topical steroids, and antihistamines. Many cycle…

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Scientists use AI to create viruses that don’t exist in nature for the first time

Scientists have designed and created new viruses using artificial intelligence. These AI-designed bacteriophages successfully replicated and killed E. coli bacteria. This breakthrough marks a significant advancement in synthetic biology and potential medical applications. The technology could aid in developing new treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections.

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A Routine Bedside Score May Tell Doctors Which Sepsis Patients Need Antibiotics Immediately and Which Can Wait

A study of 100,000 patients found NEWS2 scores identify who benefits from immediate sepsis antibiotics. What the score measures and why timing matters.

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Extensively Drug Resistant Shigella Rose from Zero to 8.5 Percent of US Samples in CDC Surveillance Data

CDC found XDR Shigella climbed from 0% to 8.5% of tested samples through 2023. No FDA-approved oral antibiotic treats it.

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'It's real, and it's happening': Antibiotic resistance in kids is rising around the world, massive study finds

A global analysis shows how antibiotic resistance has been increasing among childhood infections.

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More Than One Third of Invasive E. Coli Samples Worldwide Were Resistant to Multiple Antibiotics

A global analysis of 10,098 invasive E. coli isolates found that 34% were multidrug-resistant, with rates varying widely across countries.

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A Gut Infection Long Associated with Older Patients Rose 59 Percent Among Adults Aged 18 to 24

C. difficile emergency visits fell 30 percent overall from 2014 to 2024, but rose 59 percent among adults aged 18 to 24, a new study found.

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We’re overdosing on antibiotics – and that’s bad news for everyone

From Victoria University - Comment: NZ ranks fourth in the OECD for prescribing antibiotics, whose overuse not only affects the person taking them but everyone who may later depend on their effectiveness.

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Why Crocodiles Are India's Most Ancient Survivors of Every Mass Extinction on Earth

Five Extinctions, Zero RedesignsThe asteroid that ended the dinosaurs 66 million years ago killed roughly 75 percent of all species on Earth. Crocodilians watched it happen and kept going. They had already survived the Permian extinction 252 million years ago, the worst die-off in Earth's history, which erased an estimated…

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A Utah Lab Class Misidentified a Bacterium and 32 People Took Antibiotics They Never Needed

CDC says 32 people at a Utah university took preventive antibiotics after a lab sample was misidentified as meningococcus. It was harmless.

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Cardboard Found Inside a Sealed Bag of Sterile Antibiotic Prompts a Nationwide Baxter Recall

Baxter recalled many cefazolin infusion bags after cardboard was found in the sterile solution. What it means and who was exposed.

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Baxter Recalls a Lot of Cefazolin, the Antibiotic Most Often Used to Prevent Surgical Infections

Baxter recalled one lot of Cefazolin in Dextrose Injection after cardboard particles were found. Why it matters for surgery patients.

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Antibiotic resistance is spreading through South Africa’s water systems: study explains how

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is defined as the ability of disease-causing microorganisms to withstand treatments like antibiotics.

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Resistance to Last-Resort Antibiotics in Children's ICUs More Than Tripled Over Two Decades, Global Analysis Finds

A study of 106,581 pediatric isolates across 82 countries found ICU resistance to reserve antibiotics rose from 9% to 32% over two decades.

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Switching Kids with Severe Pneumonia to Pills Sooner Sent Them Home a Day Earlier, Large Trial Finds

A trial of 1,101 children found switching from IV to oral antibiotics for severe pneumonia was as safe and shortened hospital stays by a day.

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A Resistance Gene That Defeats Most Available Antibiotics Is Turning Up in More American Hospitals

CDC surveillance shows NDM-carrying superbug infections rose 461% in four years, and wastewater data suggest the gene is spreading beyond hospitals.

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Children With Severe Pneumonia Did Well After an Earlier Switch to Oral Antibiotics, Trial Finds

A 1,101-child trial found switching from IV to oral antibiotics after improvement was as safe for severe pneumonia. Where the findings apply.

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CDC Sequencing Finds the Egg Outbreak Salmonella Strain Is Not Susceptible to Two Common Antibiotics

CDC lab data show the Salmonella strain behind the nationwide egg recall may resist two antibiotics used for severe infections. Here is what that means.

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Ten Years of Veterinary Science Discoveries Changing How We Care for Dogs and Cats

Animals Hide Pain Better Than We Thought, And We Now Know How to Find ItFor decades, the standard assumption was that a quiet pet was a comfortable pet. A 2016 study published in PLOS ONE, and subsequent research from the University of Lincoln, changed that. Cats in particular suppress pain…

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CDC Expands Nation's Largest Known Cyclospora Outbreak to Nine States with Nearly 2,000 Sick, and a Second Outbreak Is Now Under Investigation

CDC expanded the Taco Bell Cyclospora outbreak to 9 states July 24. A second separate 72-case outbreak has no identified source. What to know and do now.

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Scientists Restored the Power of Vancomycin, the Last-Resort Antibiotic Superbugs Had Already Beaten

Scientists at CSHL and Scripps Research restored vancomycin's ability to kill drug-resistant bacteria using a small molecule called pghi-4. Here is what the finding means for antibiotic resistance.

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