{"title":"Is the world crippled by antimicrobial resistance, or simply lacking information?","authors":"Ahmad Z Al Meslamani","doi":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2322429","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2322429","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12213,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139930745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibiotic stewardship: following in the footsteps of Nordic countries?","authors":"Niels Frimodt-Møller, Frederik Boetius Hertz","doi":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2323122","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2323122","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12213,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140021335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adriano Focus Lubanga, Akim Nelson Bwanali, Frank Kambiri, Gracian Harawa, Steward Mudenda, Samuel L Mpinganjira, Nathan Singano, Tumaini Makole, Thandizo Kapatsa, Mapeesho Kamayani, Stuart Ssebibubbu
{"title":"Tackling antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities for implementing the new people-centered WHO guidelines.","authors":"Adriano Focus Lubanga, Akim Nelson Bwanali, Frank Kambiri, Gracian Harawa, Steward Mudenda, Samuel L Mpinganjira, Nathan Singano, Tumaini Makole, Thandizo Kapatsa, Mapeesho Kamayani, Stuart Ssebibubbu","doi":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2362270","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2362270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Antimicrobial drugs form an essential component of medical treatment in human and animal health. Resistance associated with their use has posed a global public health threat. Multiple efforts have been made at the global level directed by the World Health Organization and associated partners to develop policies aimed at combatting antimicrobial resistance.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>Whilst the Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance and people-centered framework aim to guide countries in implementing successful antimicrobial resistance policies, their adoption and success depend on different implementation contexts. Therefore, this paper highlights the challenges and opportunities for implementing the World Health Organization's people-centered approach in sub-Saharan Africa, whilst recognizing antimicrobial resistance as a multifaceted problem rooted in 'complex systems.'</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>The people-centered approach provides a solid framework for combating antimicrobial resistance. Countries should build sustainable national action plans, adopt the One Health approach, limit over-the-counter antibiotic consumption, and educate communities on rational antibiotic use. They should also promote inter-country collaborations and innovative solutions, strengthen drug regulatory capacities, invest in infection control, water sanitation, hygiene, diagnostics, and surveillance tools, and promote vaccine uptake to prevent drug-resistant infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":12213,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141175229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pulin Li, Ling Huang, Rui Han, Min Tang, Guanghe Fei, Daxiong Zeng, Ran Wang
{"title":"Safety and efficacy of Paxlovid in the treatment of adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 during the omicron epidemic: a multicentre study from China.","authors":"Pulin Li, Ling Huang, Rui Han, Min Tang, Guanghe Fei, Daxiong Zeng, Ran Wang","doi":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2309998","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2309998","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Since December 2022, the Omicron variant has led to a widespread pandemic in China. The study was to explore the safety and effectiveness of Paxlovid for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).</p><p><strong>Research design and methods: </strong>We included patients at risk of developing severe COVID-19, all of whom exhibited mild to moderate symptoms and were admitted to three hospital centers. Patients were divided into two groups: one received Paxlovid alongside standard care, while the other was given only standard care. We compared clinical characteristics, hospital stay duration, and clinical outcomes between two groups. Multi-factor analysis determined the independent risk factors influencing the duration of hospitalization and disease progression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the study, those treated with Paxlovid shorter hospital stays than those in the control group (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Multivariate analysis indicated that the absence of Paxlovid treatment was a distinct risk factor for hospitalizations lasting over 7 days (OR: 4.983, 95% CI: 3.828-6.486, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and 14 days (OR: 2.940, 95% CI: 2.402-3.597, <i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Amid the Omicron outbreak, Paxlovid has proven to be a safe and effective treatment for reducing hospitalization durations for patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":12213,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139650631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aditya K Gupta, Mesbah Talukder, Avner Shemer, Eran Galili
{"title":"Safety and efficacy of new generation azole antifungals in the management of recalcitrant superficial fungal infections and onychomycosis.","authors":"Aditya K Gupta, Mesbah Talukder, Avner Shemer, Eran Galili","doi":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2362911","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2362911","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Terbinafine is considered the gold standard for treating skin fungal infections and onychomycosis. However, recent reports suggest that dermatophytes are developing resistance to terbinafine and the other traditional antifungal agents, itraconazole and fluconazole. When there is resistance to terbinafine, itraconazole or fluconazole, or when these agents cannot used, for example, due to potential drug interactions with the patient's current medications, clinicians may need to consider off-label use of new generation azoles, such as voriconazole, posaconazole, fosravuconazole, or oteseconazole. It is essential to emphasize that we do not advocate the use of newer generation azoles unless traditional agents such as terbinafine, itraconazole, or fluconazole have been thoroughly evaluated as first-line therapies.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This article reviews the clinical evidence, safety, dosage regimens, pharmacokinetics, and management algorithm of new-generation azole antifungals.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Antifungal stewardship should be the top priority when prescribing new-generation azoles. First-line antifungal therapy is terbinafine and itraconazole. Fluconazole is a consideration but is generally less effective and its use may be off-label in many countries. For difficult-to-treat skin fungal infections and onychomycosis, that have failed terbinafine, itraconazole and fluconazole, we propose consideration of off-label voriconazole or posaconazole.</p>","PeriodicalId":12213,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141260763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pompeo Costantino Kouroupis, Niall O'Rourke, Sinead Kelly, Myles McKittrick, Elne Noppe, Luis F Reyes, Alejandro Rodriguez, Ignacio Martin-Loeches
{"title":"Hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia in critically ill patients: from research to clinical practice.","authors":"Pompeo Costantino Kouroupis, Niall O'Rourke, Sinead Kelly, Myles McKittrick, Elne Noppe, Luis F Reyes, Alejandro Rodriguez, Ignacio Martin-Loeches","doi":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2354828","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2354828","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) represents a significant cause of mortality among critically ill patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Timely and precise diagnosis is imperative to enhance therapeutic efficacy and patient outcomes. However, the diagnostic process is challenged by test limitations and a wide-ranging list of differential diagnoses, particularly in patients exhibiting escalating oxygen requirements, leukocytosis, and increased secretions.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This narrative review aims to update diagnostic modalities, facilitating the prompt identification of nosocomial pneumonia while guiding, developing, and assessing therapeutic interventions. A comprehensive literature review was conducted utilizing the MEDLINE/PubMed database from 2013 to April 2024.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>An integrated approach that integrates clinical, microbiological, and imaging tools is paramount. Progress in diagnostic techniques, including novel molecular methods, the expanding utilization and accuracy of bedside ultrasound, and the emergence of Artificial Intelligence, coupled with an improved comprehension of lung microbiota and host-pathogen interactions, continues to enhance our capability to accurately and swiftly identify HAP and its causative agents. This advancement enables the refinement of treatment strategies and facilitates the implementation of precision medicine approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":12213,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140921817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rajeev Soman, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Ashit Hegde, Subhash Varma, Subhash Todi, R K Singh, Vasant Nagavekar, Camilla Rodrigues, Subramanian Swaminathan, V Ramsubramanian, Abdul Ansari, Dhruva Chaudhry, Amullya Pednekar, Sagar Bhagat, Saiprasad Patil, Hanmant Barkate
{"title":"Indian consensus on the managemeNt of carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales infection in critically ill patients II (ICONIC II).","authors":"Rajeev Soman, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Ashit Hegde, Subhash Varma, Subhash Todi, R K Singh, Vasant Nagavekar, Camilla Rodrigues, Subramanian Swaminathan, V Ramsubramanian, Abdul Ansari, Dhruva Chaudhry, Amullya Pednekar, Sagar Bhagat, Saiprasad Patil, Hanmant Barkate","doi":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2360116","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2360116","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The rising challenge of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) infections in Indian healthcare settings calls for clear clinical guidance on the management of these infections. The Indian consensus on the management of CRE infection in critically ill patients (ICONIC-II) is a follow-up of the ICONIC-I study, which was undertaken in 2019.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>A modified Delphi method was used to build expert consensus on CRE management in India, involving online surveys, face-to - face expert meetings, and a literature review. A panel of 12 experts was formed to develop potential clinical consensus statements (CCSs), which were rated through two survey rounds. The CCSs were finalized in a final face-to - face discussion. The finalized CCSs were categorized as consensus, near consensus, and no consensus.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>The outcomes included 46 CCSs (consensus: 40; near consensus: 3; and no consensus: 3). The expert panel discussed and achieved consensus on various strategies for managing CRE infections, emphasizing the significance of existing and emerging resistance mechanisms, prompt and tailored empiric therapy, and use of combination therapies. The consensus statements based on the collective expertise of the panel can potentially assist clinicians in the management of CRE infections that lack high-level evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":12213,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141093207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Po-Yu Huang, Chi-Kuei Hsu, Hung-Jen Tang, Chih-Cheng Lai
{"title":"Eravacycline: a comprehensive review of in vitro activity, clinical efficacy, and real-world applications.","authors":"Po-Yu Huang, Chi-Kuei Hsu, Hung-Jen Tang, Chih-Cheng Lai","doi":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2351552","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2351552","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The escalating threat of multidrug-resistant organisms necessitates constant exploration for novel antimicrobial agents. Eravacycline has emerged as a promising solution due to its unique chemical structure, which enhances potency and expands its spectrum of activity.</p><p><strong>Area covered: </strong>This review provides a thorough examination of eravacycline, encompassing its in vitro activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative aerobes, carbapenem-non-susceptible organisms, anaerobes, and other bacterial strains. Additionally, it evaluates evidence from clinical studies to establish its clinical effect and safety.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>Eravacycline, a synthetic fluorocycline, belongs to the tetracyclines class. Similar to other tetracycline, eravacycline exerts its antibacterial action by reversibly binding to the bacterial ribosomal 30S subunit. Eravacycline demonstrates potent in vitro activity against many Gram-positive and Gram-negative aerobes, anaerobes, and multidrug-resistant organisms. Randomized controlled trials and its associated meta-analysis affirm eravacycline's efficacy in treating complicated intra-abdominal infections. Moreover, real-world studies showcase eravacycline's adaptability and effectiveness in diverse clinical conditions, emphasizing its utility beyond labeled indications. Despite common gastrointestinal adverse events, eravacycline maintains an overall favorable safety profile, reinforcing its status as a tolerable antibiotic. However, ongoing research is essential for refining eravacycline's role, exploring combination therapy, and assessing its performance against biofilms, in combating challenging bacterial infections.</p>","PeriodicalId":12213,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140847306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Torres-Fernandez, Jessica Dalsuco, Justina Bramugy, Quique Bassat, Rosauro Varo
{"title":"Innovative strategies for the surveillance, prevention, and management of pediatric infections applied to low-income settings.","authors":"David Torres-Fernandez, Jessica Dalsuco, Justina Bramugy, Quique Bassat, Rosauro Varo","doi":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2354839","DOIUrl":"10.1080/14787210.2024.2354839","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Infectious diseases still cause a significant burden of morbidity and mortality among children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There are ample opportunities for innovation in surveillance, prevention, and management, with the ultimate goal of improving survival.</p><p><strong>Areas covered: </strong>This review discusses the current status in the use and development of innovative strategies for pediatric infectious diseases in LMICs by focusing on surveillance, diagnosis, prevention, and management. Topics covered are: Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling as a technique to accurately ascertain the cause of death; Genetic Surveillance to trace the pathogen genomic diversity and emergence of resistance; Artificial Intelligence as a multidisciplinary tool; Portable noninvasive imaging methods; and Prognostic Biomarkers to triage and risk stratify pediatric patients.</p><p><strong>Expert opinion: </strong>To overcome the specific hurdles in child health for LMICs, some innovative strategies appear at the forefront of research. If the development of these next-generation tools remains focused on accessibility, sustainability and capacity building, reshaping epidemiological surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment in LMICs, can become a reality and result in a significant public health impact. Their integration with existing healthcare infrastructures may revolutionize disease detection and surveillance, and improve child health and survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":12213,"journal":{"name":"Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140915980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}