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CDC study highlights 'uneven' decline in resistant infections in US hospital patients
The study, conducted by researchers with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that six bacterial ...
'Low risk' antibiotic has led to an almost untreatable superbug, study finds
The study has demonstrated that rifaximin usage is driving resistance to daptomycin, one of the last effective antibiotics ...
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Use of Daptomycin in the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Urinary Tract Infections
The previous study [12] of 5 hospitalized patients with indwelling catheters and VRE UTIs who received 5 ... achieved complete eradication of infection at daptomycin doses of 1.4 to 3.7 mg/kg ...
Study Links Common Antibiotics To Increase In Untreatable Superbug
The study was led by the University of Melbourne, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and ... resistant ...
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Study: Fluoroquinolones not linked to resistance in pediatric stem cell transplants
Few patients tested positive for VRE overall, so the authors said more ... hospitalized children without prior VRE colonization or infection. The authors performed systematic VRE screening before ...