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Beta-lactam antibiotics are the drugs of choice for the majority of patients receiving antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical procedures. Despite evidence showing low cros [...]

Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise and overuse of antibiotics is one of the biggest contributors. Diagnostic stewardship (DS), often described as ordering the right [...]

The efficacy of any antibacterial coating depends on their ability to directly contact the microorganisms they seek to eliminate. In the oral cavity, all surfaces are alm [...]

Biofilm colonization on biomedically-relevant surfaces is one of the major causes leading to reinfection, including in dental restorations. Every time a dental filling is [...]

In 2015, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed the Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) to account for underlying differences in pati [...]

The theory that, in positively charged molecules, longer side chains act as a lancet leading to bacterial disruption remains unproved. Given the flexibility and size of t [...]

Treating viral upper respiratory infections (URI) with antibiotics contributes to the rise of antimicrobial resistance. Major drivers of unnecessary prescribing are a pat [...]

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) causes nearly half a million diarrheal illnesses annually in the United States and is associated with a twofold increase in the r [...]