The voluntary program created a standardized mechanism for tracking antibiotic starts in the state's long-term care facilities.

Post-treatment interval decisions may shape both clinical outcomes and antimicrobial stewardship in bovine respiratory ...

The FDA frames the document as part of its ongoing efforts to promote judicious use of medically important antibiotics, which ...

A recent study conducted by researchers from Intermountain Medical Center and the University of Utah School of Medicine, both in Salt Lake City, found the rates of antibiotic use in community ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found five themes that inhibit proper antibiotic stewardship. The researchers suggest that a ...

After first appearing in the medical literature in 1996, 32 the term antimicrobial stewardship has become an increasingly popular idea to help contain AMR and sustain antibiotic effectiveness. Merriam ...

The percentage of patients who were discharged with an antibiotic prescription was at its highest level during the first year of the study period, with 24% in 2013, and dropped to 20% in 2016, the ...

For this analysis, investigators were interested in patient non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)–related outcomes from antibiotic administration before immunotherapy alone or immunotherapy and ...

Among the busy halls of emergency departments nationwide, a silent battle against antimicrobial resistance is unfolding. A recent analysis of more than 152 million ED visits nationwide found 27.6% ...

Intermountain Health researchers have been awarded a $356,000 grant from Merck, a global science and technology company that develops medicines, vaccines, and other health solutions, to tackle the ...

On dairy farms, most antibiotics are used to treat clinical mastitis and to prevent new infections at dry-off time. However, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As I head into my 25th year of working as a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist, one of the most important ...