How Many Days Should We Treat Pneumonia with Antibiotics?
The Case A 5-year-old girl comes into your emergency department with what seems like community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)….
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How Many Days Should We Treat Pneumonia with Antibiotics?
The Case A 5-year-old girl comes into your emergency department with what seems like community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).... -
Support for Shorter-Course Antibiotics in Older Men with Urinary Tract Infections
For afebrile men with suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), treatment with ciprofloxacin or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for one week... -
More Support for Antibiotics Alone in Kids with Uncomplicated Appendicitis
For children with uncomplicated appendicitis, the success rate of initial treatment with antibiotics is unlikely to differ...
Support for Shorter-Course Antibiotics in Older Men with Urinary Tract Infections
For afebrile men with suspected urinary tract infection (UTI), treatment with ciprofloxacin or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole for one week…
More Support for Antibiotics Alone in Kids with Uncomplicated Appendicitis
For children with uncomplicated appendicitis, the success rate of initial treatment with antibiotics is unlikely to differ…
Delaying Antibiotics Safe and Effective for Respiratory-Tract Infections
For most patients with respiratory-tract infections, including those in higher-risk subgroups, it’s likely okay to delay antibiotics,…
In Kids with Group A Strep, What Benefit(s) Do Antibiotics Offer?
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled…
5 Tips to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship in Your Emergency Department
You may already know the names: vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)…
IV vs. PO: Which Antibiotics Are Better for Common ED Infections?
The perceived need for intravenous antibiotics drives many hospital admissions. In a sense, the decision to administer…
Meet Lefamulin, a New Antibiotic for Your Infection Toolkit
In medical school teaching for most of the last half century, the ascendant antibiotic in our armamentarium…
Antibiotics Provide No Added Benefit in Severe Asthma Flares
Patients hospitalized for asthma exacerbation often receive antibiotic therapy but this provides no additional benefit, according to…
10 of the Best Medical Journal Articles from 2018
If anything can be counted on to be constant in this world, it is change. Stacks upon…