Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobial Stewardship

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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​
Reports identify weakness in global pipeline for new antibiotics, diagnostics​
Treating recurrent C difficile cases cost hospital millions, study finds​
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​