In low‑MRSA ICUs, switching from universal to targeted decolonization reduced MRSE bloodstream infections without raising ...

The USA has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world. Shelves of books and reams of media exposés have revealed the inhumanity of American jails, prisons, and immigration detention ...

Antibiotics have significantly improved our quality of health; however, the overuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms, and the subsequent constant ...

In total, 100 assessments of the surfaces were carried out after they were cleaned. Three methods were used to evaluate cleanliness: a visual inspection, an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) ...

Introduction The social determinants of health (SDoH) impact the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We conducted a systematic review of literature mapping evidence on the ...

TNP-2198, a stable conjugate of a rifamycin pharmacophore and a nitroimidazole pharmacophore, has been designed, synthesized, and evaluated as a novel dual-targeted antibacterial agent for the ...

The continuing emergence of antibiotic-resistant microbes highlights the need for the identification of new chemotypes with antimicrobial activity. One of the most prolific sources of antimicrobial ...

Objective To investigate documentation of antimicrobial allergy and to determine prescribing adherence to local antibiotic guidelines for inpatients with and without reported penicillin allergy ...