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The top-line news articles that come up on a Google search when one enters the term “antibiotics” is truly an eclectic bunch. Here is Page 1 of search results after eliminating some duplications. We have a few comments on these headlines for “Breaking News”. Antibiotics, not surgery, could treat appendicitis Continue reading Google Search for News on “Antibiotics”
There is no doubt that immunity to human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is both cell-and antibody-mediated. Studies in transplant patients showed that absence of T-cell protection with chemotherapy is a set-up for recurrent and severe CMV disease. It was also shown that patients with pre-existing CMV antibodies are less likely to develop CMV Continue reading The Monoclonal Pursuit of the Next CMV Therapeutic
Meropenem stands out as an antibiotic to be used first in ESBL and MDR infections, given its efficacy profile and safety record (see earlier blog). It also would seem to be appropriate to use relatively high doses or prolonged infusion times – or both – to improve T>MIC for the Continue reading To Kill A Mocking Bug – of the CRKP or CRAB Variety