Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobial Stewardship

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Data don’t support antibiotic prophylaxis for upper-GI bleeding in cirrhosis patients​
WHO issues target product profile for diagnostic tests for infant bacterial infections​
Study shows rise in US outpatient antibiotic prescribing in late COVID period​
Study: Rapid nasal-swab test cuts anti-MRSA antibiotic use in pneumonia patients​
Urgent care study highlights inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics, other medications​
Microbiota therapy shows promise against drug-resistant pathogen colonization, trial suggests​
Multidrug-resistant Salmonella strains are spreading in poultry, study suggests​
Benefits from computerized antibiotic stewardship prompt continue through hospital stay, study finds​
Canadian hospitals seeing exponential increase in superbug incidence​
High rate of antibiotic use for asymptomatic bacteriuria found at VA clinics​
Study details deaths, anaphylaxis linked to antibiotic injections​
Multistrain probiotic tied to reduced risk of severe GI disease in preterm newborns​
BARDA places first order for cefiderocol for resistant infections, biothreats​
COMMENTARY: We must address the market challenges behind microbiome-sparing antibiotics​
AI-created bacteriophage overcame resistant bacterial strains, but experts emphasize need for safeguards​
Uptake of doxyPEP in Europe should be monitored, report suggests​
1 in 20 US adults develop bacterial infections after hospitalization for gunshot injuries​
Study: Nursing homes should prioritize decolonization to reduce presence of multidrug-resistant organisms​
Lawmakers seek to boost new antibiotic development​
1 in 2 US hospital patients received an antibiotic in 2023, surveys show​