About Antibiotics

18 January 2026

Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type B infections reduced in the United Kingdom

Two studies by scientists in the United Kingdom have shown an increase in the frequency of infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B, associated with a decrease in the effectiveness of vaccination.

17 January 2026

Empirical antibiotic therapy with a broad-spectrum antibiotic followed by de-escalation does not lead to the selection of resistance to gram (-) pathogens in patients with respiratory pneumonia

Empirical antibiotic therapy with a broad-spectrum antibiotic followed by de-escalation does not increase antibiotic resistance in patients with respiratory pneumonia.

16 January 2026

Micafungin is not inferior in efficacy and safety to caspofungin in the treatment of invasive candidiasis and candida

Micafungin has shown no less clinical and microbiological efficacy than caspofungin with the same safety profile and good tolerance in the treatment of invasive candidiasis and candida.

15 January 2026

New Approaches to Treating Pneumonia in Nursing Homes

The question of whether community-acquired or hospital-acquired pneumonia has developed in patients in nursing homes with medical care has not yet been resolved, making it difficult to choose an empirical treatment.

14 January 2026

Clinical data can be considered as risk factors predisposing to pneumonia in children

On the basis of the clinical picture, we can make an assumption about the risk of developing pneumonia in children hospitalized in the emergency department of pediatric care.

13 January 2026

Diseases of the past and present: part 1

In the June 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the content of the first edition of the New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, published 200 years ago in 1812, was highlighted.