Plazomicin Effective for Complicated UTIs and Pyelonephritis
Once-daily plazomicin was noninferior to meropenem for treating complicated UTI and acute pyelonephritis caused by Enterobacteriaceae.
Urinary Tract Infection
Antibiotic Delay Leads to Increased Risks in Seniors With UTI
Delaying or withholding antibiotics for older patients with a UTI is associated with an increase in bloodstream infection and all-cause mortality.
Intervention Can Reduce Orders for Inpatient Urine Cultures
Intervention includes notifications to providers, changes to order sets, new urine culture reflex tests.
Plazomicin Noninferior to Meropenem for Complicated UTI
In second study, plazomicin may be beneficial for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections
Machine Learning Methods Can Detect UTI in Dementia Patients
Algorithms that combine Internet of Things technologies and in-home sensory devices with machine learning techniques can be used to monitor the health and well-being of people with dementia.
Hospital Infections Increase 30-Day Readmission Rates in Patients With Stroke
Investigators examined the effect of common infections such as urinary tract infections, sepsis, and pneumonia on >300,000 patients with ischemic stroke.
Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing on Urine Directly Accelerates Results
Rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing by disc diffusion performed directly on urine samples shows less delay than standard method for diagnosis of UTI.
SGLT2 Inhibitors and Urinary Tract Infections: What’s the Link?
For this study, the authors identified randomized controlled trials that compared SGLT2 inhibitors with placebo, no treatment, or another antidiabetic agent and reported on UTI outcome.
Cefiderocol Noninferior to Imipenem-Cilastatin in Those at High Risk for Multidrug Resistance UTI
Cefiderocol was noninferior to imipenem-cilastatin in patients with complicated UTI who were at risk for multidrug-resistant infections.
Antibiotic-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Tied to Clinical Failure in UTI
Poor clinical outcomes linked to extended spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae.
