UTI
U.S. Welcomes New ‘Old Friend’
It looks like pivmecillinam will be a valuable first-line treatment for uncomplicated UTIs with no clear evidence ...
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
FDA Approves Orlynvah, the First Oral Penem
The FDA approved sulopenem etzadroxil to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) caused by specific ...
OCTOBER 28, 2024
FDA Committee Weighs Investigational Oral Antibiotic for UTI
The challenge in approving an experimental antimicrobial for uncomplicated UTI is to help the one without risking ...
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
FDA Approves Pivya for Uncomplicated UTIs
The FDA approved pivmecillinam to treat adult females with uncomplicated UTIs caused by susceptible isolates of ...
APRIL 24, 2024
FDA Rejects Application for Cefepime-Taniborbactam
The FDA issued a Complete Response Letter regarding the new drug application for cefepime-taniborbactam under ...
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Alternatives to Indwelling Urinary Catheters Help Patients Avoid Infections and Urethral Trauma
UTIs are one of the most common healthcare-associated infections, and up to three-fourths of UTIs are caused by ...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Diagnostic or Antibiotic Stewardship Better for Reducing ABx Prescribing in UTIs?
Diagnostic stewardship that limits the ordering of urine cultures is more effective than antibiotic stewardship at ...
OCTOBER 24, 2022
As UTI Drug Resistance Increases, Treatment Choices Are Critical
With recent data indicating that roughly 60% of antibiotics prescribed for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the ...
JUNE 14, 2022
Why Won’t MDs Prescribe New Antibiotics?
There are new and pending antibiotics that are broad-spectrum and highly effective, with favorable safety profiles, ...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
FDA Approves Recarbrio for cUTI and cIAI
The FDA approved Recarbrio to treat adults with complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intraabdominal ...
JULY 17, 2019
FDA Approves Vabomere for Complicated UTI
The FDA approved Vabomere for adults with complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis.
AUGUST 30, 2017
Multifaceted Approach Necessary to Reduce UTI in ICU
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are among the most common hospital-acquired infections and have ...
MARCH 3, 2017