The program, approved by residents, was tied to an 89% drop in MRSA over 4 years.
A multicenter study of patients with MRSA bloodstream infections caused by a community-associated strain of the pathogen has identified race as a primary association, researchers reported yesterday in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Results hold lessons for antibiotic prescribing, the author says.
A new study of antimicrobial stewardship efforts at Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine has identified factors associated with positive and negative effects on antimicrobial utilization.
India's health ministry has announced the launch of a nationwide, multi-sectoral effort to curb antimicrobial resistance.
Data presented at the 27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), which wrapped up today, suggest that equipment already owned by most hospitals can quickly and accurately detect resistance to last-resort antibiotics like colistin.
Study finds that phage lysins combined with elements of antibodies combat MRSA in mice.
Adding infectious disease consultation to antimicrobial stewardship review in the management of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) can ensure adherence to recommended treatment and improve clinical outcomes, according to a study yesterday in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Ten infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at a Los Angeles hospital have been infected with a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) over the past several months, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday.
A German study in Infection found that implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) was associated with lower rates of broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing, better dosage accuracy, shorter therapy, and cost savings in a pediatric hospital.
