Kenneth Bender

Adding bismuth to amoxicillin-vonoprazan increased efficacy of the combination for H pylori, and exceeded that of clarithromycin-based triple therapy without contributing to clarithromycin resistance.

16 years after the FDA determined that it does not, a new analysis of trials comparing cefepime with other ß-lactams, including the unpublished industry sponsored trials reviewed by the FDA, disagrees.

A "Clinician Outreach" from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in April anticipated an increase in rabies exposures, and the striking surge in case reports this summer prompted a recent health advisory alert from the federal agency.

Investigators accessed longitudinal human data from ebola virus vaccination for signals of efficacy against the Bundibugyo species now surging in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Outcomes from treating orthopedic infection with debridement and implanted antibiotic were similar whether followed by short or standard duration of systemic antibiotic.

A study finding clesrovimab comparable to palivizumab in protecting at-risk infants in their first RSV season was extended to demonstrate clesrovimab effective and well-tolerated when administered in their second season.

Detection of the virulent neurotropic fungus Cladophialophora bantiana in clinical samples, primarily CNS tissue, increased four-fold in the period from 2023 to 2025.

Approximately 12% of all new cases of cancer worldwide in 2024 were attributable to an infection, with most of the infections preventable or treatable before cancer develops.

The guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have been updated with recent, evidence-based consensus of The Panel for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents.

The first animal model of neonatal sepsis to evaluate protection by maternal vaccination evidences transfer of immunity against virulent, often antibiotic-resistant Klebseilla pneumoniae.