Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobial Stewardship

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Canadian antimicrobial resistance threat assessment highlights role of health equity​
NIH funds new center focused on preventing drug-resistant infections​
Study highlights gaps between antibiotic knowledge, appropriate prescribing​
Stewardship intervention linked to shorter antibiotic prescriptions in urgent care​
Antimicrobial resistance response hampered by poor governance, study finds​
CARB-X funds development of novel diagnostic for lower respiratory tract infections​
PAHO warns antibiotic-resistant pertussis is spreading​
CARB-X funds work on rapid diagnostic platform for neonatal sepsis​
Despite decolonization efforts, nursing home rooms remain contaminated with resistant organisms​
CARB-X awards $1.1 million to phage-based product for E coli bloodstream infections​
Novel XDR Shigella strain identified in Los Angeles​
Prenatal antibiotics linked to higher risk of group B streptococcus in newborns​
Study finds wide variation in resistance patterns for travelers’ diarrhea​
US sales of antibiotics for livestock climbed 16% last year, FDA report shows​
FDA approves 2 new oral gonorrhea antibiotics​
With strong phase 3 findings, a new antibiotic for gonorrhea is on the horizon​
FDA approves US-manufactured antibiotic under new priority review program​
New CARB-X awards focus on novel diagnostics for respiratory infections​
Study finds ‘alarming’ global prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacterial colonization​
Study highlights hospital-based bacterial, fungal outbreaks during COVID pandemic​