Category list : Anti-infective agents
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NHS England to choose 'selected' number of pharmacies to deliver at least 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines per week
Pharmacies designated as COVID-19 vaccination sites by NHS England will need to administer “at least 1,000 vaccines each week” if they are to become part of the national vaccine delivery programme.
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Case-based learning: impetigo Subscription
Pharmacists need to identify and manage impetigo effectively to help prevent its spread.
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Beyond antibiotics: harnessing bacteria’s natural predators Subscription
With antibiotic resistance set to cost 10 million lives per year by 2050, there is a renaissance of interest in the potential of bacteriophages to be the next generation of bacteria killers.
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The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19
As researchers around the globe drop everything to find a treatment for COVID-19, we look at the likely frontrunners for managing this deadly disease.
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Warnings over macrolides in early pregnancy after research shows risk of birth defects Subscription
Macrolide antibiotics should be used “with caution” in early pregnancy, researchers who found an associated increased risk of major birth defects have warned.
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Antibiotic treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection Subscription
An overview of the 2018 guideline for management of this sexually transmitted infection in men and women.
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Aspergillosis: causes, types and treatment Subscription
Aspergillus-related disease is rare, but results in high mortality rates. The limited treatment options and emerging antifungal drug resistance mean that accurate diagnosis and management is paramount.
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How to improve antifungal stewardship Subscription
Selecting appropriate antifungal therapies and performing ongoing reviews of these therapies can help support antifungal stewardship efforts and help reduce antifungal resistance.
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Thrush: detection and management in community pharmacy
Pharmacists can provide treatment and advice for this common yeast infection.
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Financial incentives succeed in reducing antibiotic prescribing, says Public Health England
A scheme using financial incentives to reduce antibiotic prescribing has worked, Public Health England has said.
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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.
