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Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans

Paper highlights promise of bacteriophage therapy

A new paper in Open Forum Infectious Diseases lays out some of the lessons learned from cases of antibiotic-resistant infections treated with bacteriophage therapy.

Strategy proposed for testing deer, elk herds for chronic wasting disease

A "proactive hunting surveillance" approach of shooting and testing deer likely to harbor the causative agent of chronic wasting disease (CWD) without leading to undesirable population declines achieved a 99% CWD-free rate within 3 to 5 years, in comparison to 10 years using the typical preemptive sampling strategy, according to a Norwegian modeling study published today in Nature Communications.

Urinary culture intervention linked to lower antibiotic prescribing

An intervention to reduce antibiotic treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) at a Toronto hospital was safe and associated with reduced exposure to unnecessary antibiotics, Canadian researchers reported this week in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans

Urinary culture intervention linked to lower antibiotic prescribing

An intervention to reduce antibiotic treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) at a Toronto hospital was safe and associated with reduced exposure to unnecessary antibiotics, Canadian researchers reported this week in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.

IDSA releases new treatment guidance for drug-resistant pathogens

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) yesterday released new guidelines for the treatment of three common antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

Report shows steep declines in antibiotic use on British poultry farms

A report this week from the British Poultry Council (BPC) shows steep reductions in antibiotic use in recent years.

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Report shows steep declines in antibiotic use on British poultry farms

A report this week from the British Poultry Council (BPC) shows steep reductions in antibiotic use in recent years.

Researchers highlight sharp drop in US hospital COVID-19 death rates

A study in JAMA Internal Medicine today demonstrates a sharp decline in US hospital COVID-19 mortality rates during the first 6 months of the pandemic, with wide variation across hospitals and poorer outcomes linked to higher county-level case rates.  

Hospital air frequently contaminated with COVID-19, study finds

A study of hospital air contamination in JAMA Network Open last week found that 17.4% of air samples from environments near COVID-19 patients were positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, the virus that causes COVID-19, but only 8.6% contained viable virus.

Hospital-acquired infections complicate COVID-19 recovery

An Italian study in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy yesterday found that 21.9% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients acquired bacterial or fungal superinfections—infection by a secondary pathogen—that complicated the course of their recovery.

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Hospital-acquired infections complicate COVID-19 recovery

Originally published by CIDRAP News Dec 30

CDC study finds sharp drop in outpatient antibiotics in first half of 2020

A new study by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a substantial decrease in the number of outpatients who received antibiotic prescriptions during the first 5 months of 2020 compared with previous years.

High antibiotic prescribing rates found in COVID-19 patients

A rapid review and meta-analysis of studies involving more than 35,000 COVID-19 patients has found that three-quarters received antibiotics even though fewer than 10% had a bacterial co-infection, Canadian researchers reported today in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.

Policy brief shows support for antibiotic development incentives

Interviews with policymakers and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) experts from 13 countries indicate broad support for financial incentives to boost antibiotic development, despite uncertainty over which incentives are appropriate and how much they'll cost, according to a policy brief released yesterday by the European Union Joint Action Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections (EU-JAMRAI) and the Glob

Studies describe Candida auris outbreaks in COVID-19 patients

Two new studies highlight the threat posed by the multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris to hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

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Studies describe Candida auris outbreaks in COVID-19 patients

Two new studies highlight the threat posed by the multidrug-resistant yeast Candida auris to hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

High burden, increased resistance noted in invasive E coli infections

A new study led by researchers with Pfizer shows a substantial burden of extraintestinal invasive Escherichia coli infections (IEIs) in the United States, with increasing resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins.

Study finds high antibiotic use in Indian hospitals

A point-prevalence study conducted in five hospitals in India shows high use of antibiotics in admitted patients, with a considerable proportion coming from a category of broad-spectrum drugs with a higher potential for promoting antibiotic resistance, Indian researchers reported in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

Study finds antibiotics commonly dispensed without prescription in Africa

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 studies has found that dispensing of non-prescribed antibiotics outside of hospital settings is common in Sub-Saharan African countries, researchers reported yesterday in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.

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Study finds antibiotics commonly dispensed without prescription in Africa

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 23 studies has found that dispensing of non-prescribed antibiotics outside of hospital settings is common in Sub-Saharan African countries, researchers reported yesterday in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.

University of Oxford to launch new AMR research institute

The University of Oxford announced today that it has received £100 million ($136 million USD) from the chemical manufacturing company Ineos to launch a new institute to study antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Barriers to antibiotic stewardship at hospital discharge identified

Five barriers to better antibiotic decision-making at hospital discharge emerged after John Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers interviewed healthcare workers and discharged patients.

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Barriers to antibiotic stewardship at hospital discharge identified

Five barriers to better antibiotic decision-making at hospital discharge emerged after John Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers interviewed healthcare workers and discharged patients.

French study finds high antibiotic use in COVID-19 patients

Antibiotics were widely prescribed to hospitalized COVID-19 patients at Dijon University Hospital in France during the first wave of the pandemic but did not have any impact on outcome, French researchers reported yesterday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases.