Emerging antibiotic resistant bacteria constitute one of the biggest threats to public health.
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is highly promising for detecting such bacteria …

Objective To gather information about antibiotic side effects to be used as a reference and
learning resource for prescribing physicians. Quality of evidence A search of websites of …

Sepsis is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to
infection (1). Sepsis and septic shock are major healthcare problems, impacting millions of …

Background Antibacterials may be initiated out of concern for bacterial coinfection in
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We determined prevalence and predictors of empiric …

Background Shortening the duration of antibiotic therapy for patients admitted to hospital
with community-acquired pneumonia should help reduce antibiotic consumption and thus …

Abstract The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Early Management Bundle (SEP-1) measure has appropriately established sepsis as a …

Importance Hospital antimicrobial consumption data are widely available; however, large-
scale assessments of the quality of antimicrobial use in US hospitals are limited. Objective …

Description: Antimicrobial overuse is a major health care issue that contributes to antibiotic
resistance. Such overuse includes unnecessarily long durations of antibiotic therapy in …

Vaughn and colleagues reported a study of antibiotic prescriptions for the treatment of nearly
6500 adults with community-acquired pneumonia from 2017 to 2018 and found that more …

Like all fields of medicine, Infectious Diseases is rife with dogma that underpins much
clinical practice. In this study, we discuss 2 specific examples of historical practice that have …