A new guideline outlines 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.
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.
In a meta-analysis of 4566 patients with COVID-19, researchers found no statistically significant increase in cardiac adverse events associated with remdesivir treatment and concluded that the drug does not raise heart-related safety concerns.
Patients from the MeninGene study contributed serum samples over 5 years, revealing that autoimmune processes rarely drive long-term cognitive problems after bacterial meningitis.
Researchers found vaporized nicotine products more effective than nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults.