The Memorial Hermann team found that PCT therapy guidance was associated with a significant reduction in number of antibiotic days of therapy.
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital Study Finds PCT-Guided Antibiotic Therapy Effective for COPD Patients
Rapid Multiplex PCR Testing Detects Six Separate Pathogens in a Young Cystic Fibrosis Patient
CF patients are extremely vulnerable to a variety of pathogens, but it’s highly unusual to see a polyclonal infection involving 6 separate species.
Using Procalcitonin Measurements to Avoid Antibiotic Misuse in Patients with AECOPD
The Allegheny team asserts that this study demonstrates that adherence to a PCT guidance protocol is associated with decreased total antibiotic exposure without an increase in adverse outcomes.
Dietary trehalose: A double-edged sword in diabetes and C. difficile infections?
Trehalose, a type of carbohydrate (sugar), could hold the key to a new treatment for diabetes and other metabolic diseases, but it might also fuel more severe Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections.
2018 Antibiotic Resistance Educational Toolkit
We've put together a series of resources that you can...
Illnesses that Antibiotics Can and Cannot Treat
There are some types of infections, such as bacterial, that...