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Antibiotics Not Needed Post-op in Pediatric Appendicitis, Study Suggests

The use of post-discharge antibiotics in pediatric patients who had an appendectomy for perforated appendicitis has ...

JUNE 27, 2025

Antibiotics or Appendectomy? Tool Helps Patients, Surgeons Discuss Options

The use of a decision support tool to help patients with appendicitis choose between surgery and antibiotics ...

AUGUST 15, 2024

Surgery for Appendicitis: Moving Away From a Simple ‘Yes’ or ‘No’?

Appendicitis patients in the United States commonly undergo appendectomy, but European studies have shown that many ...

JUNE 10, 2024

FDA Approves Zevtera for Three Indications

The FDA approved ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for injection for bacteremia, acute bacterial skin and skin ...

APRIL 22, 2024

Surgical Infections: Diagnostics for Intraabdominal Infection, Nasal Decolonization, Kidney Injury, and More

Articles in this column were selected and reviewed by the Scientific Studies Committee of the Surgical Infection ...

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Switching to Oral Abx for Bloodstream Infections

Patients with a lower risk of developing infectious complications from a bloodstream infection with Staph aureus ...

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Post-op Antibiotics Not Warranted in Certain Mastectomy Patients

BOSTON—Although preoperative prophylactic antibiotics are indicated in mastectomy, questions remained about ...

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Across the U.S.

Nearly three-fourths of prescribed antibiotics for patients 65 years of age or older, and two-thirds of all ...

JUNE 1, 2022

Short or Long Course Of Antibiotics for Intraabdominal Infections?

How long should patients with intraabdominal infections receive antibiotics?

APRIL 14, 2021

Early Antibiotics for Sepsis Don’t Result in Overall Higher Use

There was some concern that early use of antibiotics in sepsis would lead to overuse and misuse of the medications. ...

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Antibiotic Therapy For SSIs: Onus on the Surgeon to Get It Right

When used appropriately, antibiotics decrease surgical site infections, mortality and cost while improving patient ...

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

CDC Efforts Underway to Address Global Overuse of Antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance remains a challenging global problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. ...

DECEMBER 6, 2019

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