Efficacy and safety of short-course antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a meta-analysis

• by Ying Li, Songhe Zhao, Wenhua Su

• July 15, 2026

Does High PCT Warrant Longer Therapy?

In a planned BALANCE analysis, elevated day 7 procalcitonin was associated with higher mortality, but the small subgroup analysis found no evidence that extending antibiotics from 7 to 14 days improved outcomes.

• by Andrea Surnit

• July 15, 2026

• 4 min

Differential tear metabolomics in blepharokeratoconjunctivitis and herpes simplex keratitis: potential biomarkers for clinical differentiation

• by Zi-wen Wang, Zhen-ning Wu, Hui-zhen Wang, Shi-you Zhou

• July 15, 2026

Omadacycline for peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by Coxiella burnetii: a case report and literature review

• by Xiaobing Hong, Zinan Cai, Zelin Yu, Hongbo Fu, Jianpeng Cai, Zhijian Wu, Xiuming Wu, Zejian Kuang

• July 14, 2026