AntibioticResistance Archives

Dr. Chun-rong Ju: Lung Transplant Recipients Receive Prolonged Contezolid Treatment for Nocardia Infection

By Peter W. PENG 2023.11.28

Editor's note: Nocardia is a conditional pathogen, and infections are common in immunocompromised populations such as organ transplant recipients. Professor Chunrong Ju and her team at the First Affiliated Hospital…

IDWeek Interview | Dr. Shields: Real-World Study on the Efficacy of Two Generation BL-BLI Combination Therapy for MDR-PA

By Peter W. PENG 2023.11.28

Editor's Note: Ceftolozane-tazobactam is a new BL-BLI combination drug, and ceftolozane is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, and tazobactam is a beta-lactamase inhibitor. At the recent 2023 IDWeek in the United…

IDWeek Commentary | Dr. Yonghong Xiao: Intestinal colonization with MDRO, horizontal transmission and risk for bloodstream infection

By Peter W. PENG 2023.11.27

Editor's Note: Bacterial drug resistance is a significant challenge in the global public health field. Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), represented by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa…