Category list : Anti-infective agents
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The global race to combat antimicrobial resistance Subscription
The Longitude Prize has relaunched after 300 years and this time teams around the world are racing to develop a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test that will help prevent the overuse of antibiotics and put them in the running to win £8m.
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NICE publishes draft guidance on antibiotic prescribing for UTIs Subscription
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published a set of draft guidelines to help healthcare professionals optimise antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infections and minimise antimicrobial resistance.
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Hepatitis C: tackling the silent killer Subscription
About 200,000 people are living with hepatitis C in the UK, but it is estimated that around half of these remain undiagnosed. Identifying those at risk, offering tests and connecting those infected with treatment are crucial to tackling the disease.
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Changing antimicrobial prescribing behaviour through gaming Subscription
Researchers have developed a game featuring virtual patients that aims to improve antimicrobial prescribing behaviour in hospitals.
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Syphilis: diagnosis and management options Subscription
In 2016, the number of diagnoses of syphilis in England rose by 12%. Pharmacists and healthcare professionals should be aware of the signs and symptoms, as well as the treatment options for this disease, and understand the role they can play in the wider promotion of good sexual health to patients.
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Identifying antibiotics associated with Clostridium difficile infection Subscription
The increase in Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in the early 1990s was associated with the widespread use of clindamycin, cephalosporins and quinolones. A nationwide drive to implement strict antimicrobial stewardship guidelines has changed the nature of the antibiotics associated with C. difficile. As a result, in NHS England and the Heart of England Foundation Trust (HEFT), C. difficile incidence has decreased by over 75% from 2007 to 2017, because ...
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Antibiotics not always necessary for paediatric atopic dermatitis Subscription
Antibiotics are frequently prescribed for the treatment of acute flares of atopic dermatitis to help reduce the colonisation of Staphylococcus aureus on the skin.
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Management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease: current and future treatments Subscription
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterised by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and affects patients’ quality of life. Treatment of IBD involves induction and maintenance of remission. Current available therapies include anti-inflammatory aminosalicylates and corticosteroids, immunosuppressive agents, antibiotics and biologic agents. Some patients are not fully responsive to conventional treatment or lose efficacy over time. Recently approved ...
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Sprays do better than devices in repelling mosquitoes
Sprays containing DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) or PMD (p-menthane-3,8-diol) are more effective at repelling the mosquito species that spreads Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever and dengue than other types of products on the market, a study has found.
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Clostridium difficile: diagnosis and treatment update Subscription
There are around 12,000 cases of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) each year in the UK and during 1999 to 2007, deaths from CDI peaked at around 4,000 per year. This article summarises diagnosis and management, as well as the current therapeutic options for CDI, including faecal microbiota transplant.
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