Bacterial Infections
CureTB Program Supports Treatment Continuity Across Borders
A new report suggests that the CDC’s CureTB program is successful in helping patients with tuberculosis ...
MARCH 29, 2026
New Mexico Dog Diagnosed With Plague
A dog in Santa Fe County, in New Mexico, has been diagnosed with plague, the first animal plague case reported in ...
MARCH 27, 2026
Unresolved Bloodstream Infections Worsen Outcomes After Sepsis-Associated Cardiac Arrest
People with sepsis-associated cardiac arrest have different recovery patterns upon return of spontaneous ...
MARCH 26, 2026
Better Follow-up Needed for Patients With Actinomyces Infections
Although almost all of patients admitted to one health system with an Actinomyces species infection received ...
MARCH 25, 2026
Cefepime-Induced Neurotoxicity Can Occur Even With Guideline-Directed Dosing
More than half of patients received potentially neurotoxic doses of cefepime in a retrospective analysis reported ...
MARCH 25, 2026
Is IV Push as Effective as Extended Infusion for Beta-Lactam Antibiotics?
Intravenous push (IVP) of beta-lactam antibiotics conserves fluids during shortages and delivers antibiotics more ...
MARCH 25, 2026
How Are You Dosing IV Daptomycin?
Daptomycin dosing for MRSA and VRE infections shows strong guideline adherence in a new study from the Critical ...
MARCH 24, 2026
Between the Guidelines: Hallie Prescott, MD, MSc, on New Surviving Sepsis Guidelines
New adult and pediatric guidelines from the Surviving Sepsis Campaign have been released during the Critical Care ...
MARCH 23, 2026
Newer Technique Better at Finding Anaerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is faster than ...
MARCH 23, 2026
Maybe IV Antibiotics Aren’t Needed for Acute Pyelonephritis
A new study at the Critical Care Congress 2026 on acute pyelonephritis treatment suggests oral antibiotics may be ...
MARCH 23, 2026
New Surviving Sepsis Adult and Pediatric Guidelines Unveiled at Critical Care Congress 2026
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign updates 2026 adult and pediatric sepsis guidelines, emphasizing timely diagnosis, ...
MARCH 23, 2026
Study Highlights When Best To Use Dalbavancin
Antibiotic therapy findings show dalbavancin effective and convenient for certain patients with Staphylococcus ...
MARCH 20, 2026