Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

"Our findings suggest a potential risk of cross-border spread across Africa."

Across 51 NICUs on a single day, the prevalence of antibiotic use ranged from 0% to 59%.

The amount of resistance genes found in DNA from brown bears mirrored the rise of antibiotic use in Sweden.

The study found extremely high rates of resistance to ampicillin and gentamicin.

Reducing resistance may require more than cutting antibiotic use alone.

Unlike previous outbreaks, the fungus appeared to have pan-resistance prior to patient treatment.

Prescriptions for kids dropped 27.1% last year during COVID, with antibiotic prescriptions declining at twice that rate.

Residents with Alzheimer's or advanced dementia are susceptible to infections with drug-resistant microbes.

The data, from 2011 through 2018, suggest the agency's antibiotic stewardship efforts are having an impact.