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Cefepime–taniborbactam bests meropenem for complicated UTI
Cefepime–taniborbactam bests meropenem for complicated UTI
10 Mar 2024 byJairia Dela Cruz

Patients with complicated urinary tract infection (UTI) may fare better with cefepime–taniborbactam than with meropenem, with the combination having been associated with much higher treatment success rates in the phase III CERTAIN-1 trial.

Cefepime–taniborbactam bests meropenem for complicated UTI
10 Mar 2024
Severe COVID-19 rare in PrEP-treated SARDs patients
Severe COVID-19 rare in PrEP-treated SARDs patients
08 Mar 2024 byStephen Padilla

Breakthrough COVID-19 is not uncommon following pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tixagevimab/cilgavimab among patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs), reports a recent study. However, most of the infections in this high-risk population are not severe.

Severe COVID-19 rare in PrEP-treated SARDs patients
08 Mar 2024
Pulse vs nonpulse corticosteroid: Which is better against IPF?
Pulse vs nonpulse corticosteroid: Which is better against IPF?
07 Mar 2024

Patients with acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF) who received a pulse dose of corticosteroids do not appear to have longer survival than those who received conventional nonpulse dose of corticosteroids, results of a study have shown.

Pulse vs nonpulse corticosteroid: Which is better against IPF?
07 Mar 2024