This systematic review with bayesian meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials examined the association of cefepime with all-cause mortality compared with other β-lactam antibiotics.

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In this meta-analysis of seven studies involving 249 solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients with Gram-negative bloodstream infections, no statistically significant differences in mortality or clinic....

AbstractWe describe the first case of cefepime-zidebactam treatment-emergent resistance associated with clinical failure in a patient with Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. During treatment, cefepime-zidebactam minimum inhibitory concentrations increased from 8/8 to 32/32 mg/L. Whole-genome sequence analysis showed new mutations in the MexAB-OprM efflux operon that were associated with cross-resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam and imipenem-relebactam.

In this study of 4,240 GN-BSI episodes during 2019 from 24 U.S. hospitals, the median duration of therapy was 12 days (IQR 9-15); 59% were treated for >10 days. There was marked variability in treatment durations across hospitals.

Nature Medicine - A novel personalized phage therapy strategy that selects phages for a predicted evolutionary trade-off may represent a viable alternative approach for the treatment of...

Antibiotic resistance is a significant challenge for physicians trying to treat infections. The development of novel antibiotics to treat resistant infections has not been prioritized for decades, limiting treatment options for infections caused by many ...

The application of phage therapy for multidrug-resistant infections is mainly limited to personalized therapy due to the narrow host range of individual phages. Here, Kim et al. identify groups of pha...

Here, we have demonstrated three different methods for calculating NNT with meta-analysis data. I learned a lot from this experience, and I hope you find it enjoyable and informative as well. Thank yo...