Meta-analysis shows pharmacist interventions improve vancomycin TDM outcomes and reduce kidney injury risk
Pharmacist oversight improves vancomycin safety and success rates in patients
This meta-analysis evaluated pharmacist interventions versus non-pharmacist interventions in patients treated with vancomycin under therapeu…
A large review shows pharmacist involvement lowers kidney injury risk and improves blood levels for patients taking vancomycin.
Electronic health record study links prior antimicrobial resistance to bacteraemia in cancer patients
Prior Antibiotic Resistance Linked to Higher Bacteraemia Risk in Cancer Patients
This electronic health record study analyzed 2752 adults with cancer diagnostic codes in Oxfordshire, UK, between 2015 and 2025. Researchers…
Past antibiotic resistance in cancer patients strongly predicts future bloodstream infections, with specific cancer types increasing odds of…
FMT shifts bile acids faster than vancomycin in recurrent C. difficile infection subgroup
Study looks at bile acids and recurrent C. diff treatments
This randomized controlled trial subgroup analyzed patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. It found that fecal microbiot…
Treating recurrent C. diff infection with FMT shifts bile acids faster than vancomycin, restoring a healthy pattern linked to the presence o…
Vancomycin AUC24 Monitoring Correlates With Trough Levels in Pediatric MRSA Inpatients: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Better Vancomycin Dosing Could Protect Children’s Kidneys
This prospective multicenter cohort study included 70 pediatric inpatients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Results …
A new way to measure antibiotic levels in children may prevent kidney damage while fighting infection.
Narrative review suggests combination regimens over vancomycin monotherapy for Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infections
Is vancomycin alone safe for a rare infection that might actually need a stronger team approach?
This narrative review addresses Elizabethkingia meningoseptica infections, noting that frequent misidentification between E. meningoseptica …
Doctors should combine vancomycin with other antibiotics instead of using it alone to treat rare Elizabethkingia infections, because relying…
Retrospective cohort study examines MRSA prevalence and resistance patterns in nosocomial bloodstream infections among 96 patients in central China.
Are hospital infections getting harder to treat, or is the data stable?
This retrospective cohort study analyzed 96 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients with nosocomial bloodstream infections at a tertiar…
Hospital bloodstream infections from tough MRSA bacteria stayed stable in frequency, but one patient's germ was resistant to the last-resort…