News & Perspective

Jun 19, 2017

Jun 19, 2017
Antibiotic stewardship

Review ties stewardship to sharp drop in resistant bacteria

The study appears to be the first to measure colonization incidence or infections as a primary outcome.

Jun 19, 2017

News Scan for Jun 19, 2017

Saudi MERS cases
HIV council resignations
Avian flu in 3 nations
Chikungunya cases rise
Jun 19, 2017

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 19, 2017

Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
MRSA screen and vancomycin
Antibiotics for 'pink eye'

Jun 16, 2017

Jun 16, 2017
N95 respirator fit testing

HHS unveils updated pandemic flu plan

The plan includes the goal of having the first vaccine doses ready within 3 months of pandemic strain emergence.

Jun 16, 2017
VE nursing home

Tailored infection control shown to cut MRSA in veterans home

The program, approved by residents, was tied to an 89% drop in MRSA over 4 years.

Jun 16, 2017

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Jun 16, 2017

ICU drug resistance in Vietnam
Resistant pathogens in Nepal
CRE in DC
Drug resistance in GI illness
MDR in neonatal sepsis
Antibiotic side effects
Allergy history and pre-op stewardship
Jun 16, 2017

News Scan for Jun 16, 2017

Fatal Saudi MERS case
H7N9 infections
Polio in Afghanistan
Cholera in Sudan, Yemen
Jun 16, 2017

Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Jun 16, 2017

ICU drug resistance in Vietnam
Resistant pathogens in Nepal

Jun 15, 2017

Jun 15, 2017
RNA polymerase

New drug touted as potential big step in fighting resistant bacteria

A compound found in soil bacteria may be difficult for mutating bacteria to evade.

Jun 15, 2017

News Scan for Jun 15, 2017

Riyadh MERS
Suspected Ebola
Chikungunya in mosquitoes
WHO health emergency site
CRE in DC
UK Campylobacter

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