August 11, 2025

FDA Grants Priority Review to Gepotidacin for Gonorrhea

First potential oral treatment for gonorrhea supported by positive phase 3 trial results.

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August 07, 2025

Metagenomics Reshapes Intensive Care Units

UK hospitals are using real-time sequencing to detect infections faster, improve patient outcomes, and support national surveillance

The Pathologist

July 24, 2025

Penicillin Allergy Label? Or Antibiotic Overuse?

Structured testing in primary care boosted penicillin prescribing fivefold, lowered overall antibiotic use, and proved cost-effective.

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July 23, 2025

IDSA Issues Stratified Antibiotic Approach for complicated UTIs

New recommendations outline a stratified antibiotic treatment for complicated urinary tract infections, including shorter durations, oral transition timing, and tailored empiric choices based on illness severity and resistance risks.

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July 21, 2025

Resistance to Bedaquiline Impacts TB Survival

A cohort study found that patients with bedaquiline-resistant tuberculosis had delayed microbiologic recovery, higher rates of treatment failure, and reduced tuberculosis-free survival at 18 months compared with those with bedaquiline-susceptible disease.

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June 17, 2025

FMT as First-Line CDI Treatment?

New randomized trial shows fecal microbiota transplantation may reduce antibiotic dependence in first-episode infections

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June 18, 2025

Are CBD Compounds Effective Antifungals?

CBD and CBDV exhibit antifungal activity against Cryptococcus neoformans and dermatophytes in vitro and improve survival in an in vivo model.

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June 24, 2025

Shorter Antibiotic Courses: Safe for DFO?

A new meta-analysis aims to clarify optimal antibiotic duration for diabetic foot osteomyelitis

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June 23, 2025

Fidaxomicin Effective, Well-Tolerated in Pediatric CDI

A multicenter study of pediatric patients treated with fidaxomicin for C difficile found over half were cured by two weeks, and only one in five had a recurrence within two months.

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