Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobial Stewardship

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Dentists still write millions of prescriptions a year for an antibiotic with life-threatening risks​
Study highlights best antibiotic regimens for reducing infections after colorectal surgery​
Experimental E coli vaccine shows promise in phase 2 trial​
CDC study highlights substantial antifungal resistance in Candida auris​
CDC study highlights growing threat of invasive E coli​
Study highlights antibiotic-related ED visits in kids​
Public Health Alerts: Paenibacillus dendritiformis as a cause of destructive meningitis in infants​
New guidance aims to guide UTI treatment in age of virtual health care​
Novel XDR Shigella strain identified in Los Angeles​
Prenatal antibiotics linked to higher risk of group B streptococcus in newborns​
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​