Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobial Stewardship

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Antimicrobial peptides show promise against Salmonella in chickens, study finds​
FDA approves new IV antibiotic for complicated urinary tract infections​
Study: Demographic shifts will fuel increase in drug-resistant bloodstream infections in Europe​
Study links race, inequality to higher risk of drug-resistant infections​
Sales data show antibiotic consumption rising in Southeast Asia, Africa​
C difficile deaths more common among Whites, people in large urban areas​
Peptilogics raises millions to fund pivotal trial for prosthetic joint infection treatment​
Randomized trial in Mali finds mass azithromycin distribution doesn’t reduce deaths in infants​
US relies heavily on China, other nations for antibiotics​
Trial finds cefiderocol isn’t superior to standard antibiotics for bloodstream infections​
Study highlights global burden of Staph aureus respiratory infections, including MRSA​
Antibiotics provide the same relief as a placebo for lower back pain, trial finds​
Rapid diagnostic tests aren’t a ‘silver bullet’ for unnecessary antibiotics, trial finds​
Study suggests hand hygiene is enough for preventing drug-resistant infections in NICUs​
Study: Azithromycin use in late pregnancy may pose less risk of neurologic issues in babies than other antibiotics​
VA studies highlight collaborative antimicrobial stewardship effort​
Telemedicine offered by familiar providers linked to lower antibiotic prescribing in kids​
Review: More staff, resources help stewardship programs reduce antimicrobial use​
Antiseptic umbilical cord care reduces infection risk in low-income settings, review suggests​
Comparing the antibiotic resistance threat to COVID fails to reduce antibiotic-seeking, survey finds​