Meta-analysis finds high fluoroquinolone resistance in E. coli causing UTIs globally
1 in 3 UTI E. coli cases now resist common antibiotics
This meta-analysis of 36 studies reports a pooled fluoroquinolone resistance prevalence of 31.09% in E. coli from UTIs. Resistance varied by…
A global review finds that nearly a third of E. coli from UTIs are resistant to key fluoroquinolone antibiotics, making infections harder to…
Meta-analysis finds 22.5% prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and high resistance to tetracycline, ciprofloxacin, and penicillin in Kenya
Kenya's Silent Gonorrhea Crisis Demands New Solutions Now
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 5,170 participants in Kenya found a pooled prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae of 22.5%. Resista…
• Gonorrhea affects one in four high-risk Kenyans tested • Sex workers and low-education groups face highest danger • New treatments like ph…
Meta-analysis finds fluoroquinolone prophylaxis reduces febrile neutropenia in pediatric ALL
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics lower febrile neutropenia risk in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during treatment start
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 991 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia found that fluoroquinolone prophylaxis reduced fe…
A review of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia shows fluoroquinolone antibiotics reduce febrile neutropenia risk. This finding sugge…
Review of ESBL-producing E. coli epidemiology and fluoroquinolone resistance in Mexican community isolates
UTIs Are Getting Harder to Treat — Here’s Why
This retrospective cross-sectional study reviews community-acquired E.
This could change how doctors choose antibiotics for UTIs.
Meta-analysis of antimicrobial resistance prevalence in Tanzanian hospital pathogens
Common Antibiotics Are Failing in Tanzania, New Data Reveals
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes data from 28 studies on antimicrobial resistance in clinically relevant pathogens withi…
This research shows that common antibiotics are losing their power in Tanzania, urging a critical update to how infections are treated.
Retrospective cohort study assesses Acinetobacter baumannii prevalence and resistance in ventilator-associated infections
ICU Infection Risk Skyrockets Without Local Drug Data
This retrospective observational cohort analyzed 3,540 non-duplicate clinical isolates from a tertiary-care ICU in South India.
ICU patients with breathing tubes face higher infection risks when doctors lack fresh local data on which antibiotics actually work against …
Machine learning models predict ciprofloxacin resistance in Shigella isolates from Ontario
New Test Predicts Drug Failure Before It Starts
This primary research article evaluates machine learning models using k-mer features from whole-genome sequencing data to predict ciprofloxa…
A smart new computer program can tell doctors if a specific bug will ignore a common antibiotic, helping them pick a drug that actually work…
CDC issues guidance on antibiotic prophylaxis for meningococcal contacts in ciprofloxacin-resistant areas
How should doctors protect people exposed to drug-resistant meningitis?
The CDC has issued guidance for health departments on selecting antibiotics for prophylaxis in close contacts of meningococcal disease patie…
CDC now directs health departments to switch antibiotics when meningitis cases become resistant to the standard drug ciprofloxacin.