Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobial Stewardship

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RSV, flu linked to 6% and 3% of kids’ antibiotic prescriptions​
Novel antibiotics for gonorrhea get funding boost​
Roche to launch phase 3 trial for new antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii​
Better outcomes found in hospitalized pneumonia patients treated with azithromycin​
Multidrug-resistant Shigella outbreak in New Mexico infected people, primates​
Perinatal antibiotic exposure in preterm infants tied to impaired lung function in early childhood​
Industry group updates standards for responsible antibiotic manufacturing​
COVID-19 fueled increase in hospital-onset MRSA, study finds​
Korean study links early antibiotic use to higher risk of early puberty in girls​
Digging in the dirt: Scientists discover a new antibiotic compound from an old source​
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​