August 21, 2026

IDSA updates guidance for antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative infections

"Determining how best to place and use these agents requires weighing multiple factors and is a constantly evolving science."

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August 18, 2026

Top 10 evidence-based essentials in infectious disease

A structured framework of guidelines, trials, therapies, and tools used in clinical practice

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August 17, 2026

Expert panel endorse individualized beta-lactam dosing for acutely ill patients

International guidance supports concentration-guided dosing for selected acutely ill patients, with clinical cure showing the clearest benefit.

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August 10, 2026

Sexual networks drive spread of drug-resistant Shigella sonnei

"Traditional interventions recommended for enteric illnesses (eg, handwashing and food hygiene) are unlikely to impact sexual transmission pathways."

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June 17, 2026

Oral Carbapenem Wins FDA Approval for cUTIs

Tebipenem pivoxil was noninferior to intravenous imipenem-cilastatin in hospitalized adults.

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June 11, 2026

When Bad Data Enters the Drug Pipeline

Federal prosecutors allege that a Florida physician and research staff fabricated clinical trial records that were submitted into database systems used to evaluate investigational drugs.

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June 03, 2026

FDA Approves Cefepime-Zidebactam Injection

Phase 3 ENHANCE-1 results showed higher composite clinical cure and microbiologic response rates with cefepime-zidebactam vs meropenem in hospitalized adults with complicated urinary tract infection or acute pyelonephritis.

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May 29, 2026

Caries May Signal Oral Antibiotic Resistance

Study found species-specific differences in biofilm -forming capacity and antimicrobial susceptibility among supragingival bacterial isolates from patients with active dental caries.

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May 28, 2026

Antibiotic Falls Short in Disc-Related Back Pain

A randomized trial found no greater pain reduction vs placebo, but questions remain about patients with type 1 Modic changes.

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May 13, 2026

Antibiotics May Not Help Mild COVID

A retrospective cohort study of more than 520,000 hospitalized patients found no clinically meaningful improvement in deterioration or mortality with early treatment targeting community-acquired pneumonia.

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