Cefepime-enmetazobactam may be more effective than piperacillin-tazobactam in treating complicated UTI and acute pyelonephritis caused by organisms that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL), investigators suggested.
Data are from the first randomized clinical trial evaluating whether prophylactic antibiotics are needed for transperineal prostate biopsy.
5% decline seen in peritonitis rate per year; rate varied by patient factors, including age, race, prior peritoneal episodes
In the first 5 years after dialysis initiation, women had a 6% increased risk for death compared with men in adjusted analyses.
Review authors concluded that urinary tract infection and kidney stone disease are “reciprocally causal.”
Alopecia, bronchitis, pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis, and dyspnea are the most common conditions tied to higher use
Following an episode of acute kidney injury, patients who transition to chronic kidney disease have a significant 1.5-fold increased long-term risk for infection, a study found.
Increases in resistant infections from 2019 to 2020 seen for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter, antifungal-resistant Candida auris
Coinfection increased mortality risk among kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19, a study found.
Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 (TIMP-2) and insulinlike growth factor binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) could be used for AKI staging.
