2025
Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in adult cancer patients presenting to emergency department with non-neutropenic fever and/or suspected infection
Li Y, Al Maqrashi Z, Zhan L, Siddiqui Z, Jin E, Ellis P. Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in adult cancer patients presenting to emergency department with non-neutropenic fever and/or suspected infection. Supportive Care In Cancer 2025, 33: 383. PMID: 40237926, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-09419-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-neutropenic feverBroad-spectrum antibioticsBroad-spectrum intravenous antibioticsBroad-spectrum antibiotic useCancer patientsSuspected infectionAdult cancer patientsAntibiotic useIntravenous antibioticsEmergency departmentAntibiotics prescribed to patientsMethodsA retrospective cohort studySingle-center studyProportion of patientsRetrospective cohort studyStage IV cancerMultivariate logistic regressionImprove antibiotic stewardshipSystemic treatmentSolid malignanciesGenitourinary cancersAdult patientsAntibiotic stewardshipIV cancerCohort study
2021
Antibacterial Mechanisms and Efficacy of Sarecycline in Animal Models of Infection and Inflammation
Bunick CG, Keri J, Tanaka SK, Furey N, Damiani G, Johnson JL, Grada A. Antibacterial Mechanisms and Efficacy of Sarecycline in Animal Models of Infection and Inflammation. Antibiotics 2021, 10: 439. PMID: 33920812, PMCID: PMC8071131, DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10040439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTetracycline-class antibioticsBroad-spectrum antibiotic useRat paw edema modelPaw edema modelAnti-inflammatory activityWound infection modelSevere acneEdema modelPatient outcomesAntibiotic useMurine modelAnimal modelsDrug AdministrationGut microfloraInfection modelSarecyclineVivo studiesRelevant Gram-positive bacteriaReduced efficacyInfectionAntimicrobial resistanceVivo activityAntibiotic resistanceInflammationReduced activity
2017
Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii upon Intensive Care Unit Admission
Blanco N, Harris AD, Rock C, Johnson JK, Pineles L, Bonomo RA, Srinivasan A, Pettigrew MM, Thom KA. Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii upon Intensive Care Unit Admission. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2017, 62: 10.1128/aac.01631-17. PMID: 29133567, PMCID: PMC5740370, DOI: 10.1128/aac.01631-17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitSurgical intensive care unitIntensive care unitICU admissionRisk factorsCare unitIntensive care unit admissionBroad-spectrum antibiotic useMultidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiPositive clinical cultureCare unit admissionRetrospective cohort analysisAssociated risk factorsEmpirical antibiotic selectionInfection control practicesPrevalence of MDRMaryland Medical CenterPerirectal surveillance culturesImportant nosocomial pathogenUnit admissionAdult patientsICU typePrevious admissionsCurrent hospitalizationActive surveillance
2016
Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized oncology patients
Chang GY, Dembry LM, Banach DB. Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized oncology patients. American Journal Of Infection Control 2016, 44: 1421-1423. PMID: 27287733, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.04.210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClostridium difficile infectionBlood transfusionDifficile infectionHistory of CDIΒ-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitorsBroad-spectrum antibiotic useHospitalized oncology patientsRecent blood transfusionCDI historyCDI riskOlder patientsOncology inpatientsΒ-lactamase inhibitorsOncology patientsPrior receiptRisk factorsAntibiotic useMultivariate analysisTransfusionPatientsInfectionEpidemiologyInpatientsMetronidazoleCephalosporinsMeningitis Caused by Candida Dubliniensis in a Patient with Cirrhosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Yamahiro A, Lau KH, Peaper DR, Villanueva M. Meningitis Caused by Candida Dubliniensis in a Patient with Cirrhosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Mycopathologia 2016, 181: 589-593. PMID: 27038312, DOI: 10.1007/s11046-016-0006-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPatient's mental statusMental statusSubstance use disordersLumbar punctureUse disordersHepatitis C virus-related cirrhosisC virus-related cirrhosisInitial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studiesEnd-stage liver diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionBroad-spectrum antibiotic useImprovement of hydrocephalusMultiple lumbar puncturesSterilization of CSFIntravenous antibiotic therapyVirus-related cirrhosisCerebrospinal fluid studiesImmunodeficiency virus infectionInitiation of therapyLiposomal amphotericin BOptimal treatment strategyBroad-spectrum antibioticsCandida dubliniensisRecent chemotherapy
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