After France implemented national guidelines in 2011, antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children in emergency departments (EDs) dropped 31% over 3 years, representing more than 13,000 avoided antibiotic prescriptions, according to data presented yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) today sent a letter to members of congressional appropriations committees urging them to reject President Trump's proposed cuts to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) initiatives.
A review and meta-analysis of studies on bacterial transmission and antibiotic resistance during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca has found rising rates of resistance among certain gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, researchers report in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease.
The study appears to be the first to measure colonization incidence or infections as a primary outcome.
Only 10% of surgical procedures in Brazil involved full compliance with surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) guidelines, according to a new study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
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.
