A study published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control found that lower complexity facilities tend to continue antibiotic therapy longer than guidelines recommend. Researchers conducted a ...
Clinicians should treat ventilator‑associated pneumonia (VAP) until the infection is controlled and the patient is clearly ...
Researchers conducted a study to assess the effect of an antibiotic stewardship program on the use of appropriate antibiotic therapy among patients with urinary tract infections in the ED. A ...
If hospitals want to prevent Clostridium difficile infections, it’s essential they adopt antimicrobial stewardship programs, according to updated guidance from five medical organizations. In 2014, the ...
The toolkit offers a core elements checklist for assessing policies and procedures, treatment recommendations in primary care taken from the CDC, and a flow chart that maps out considerations for ...
New guidelines on antibiotic use for tooth pain and intraoral swelling have shifted the mindset about the use of antibiotics in dentistry, according to a session held on July 12 at the Illinois ...
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) held its annual Infection Control Boot Camp in Atlanta at the beginning of February. For the second year, OSAP dedicated the day preceding ...
Increasing H pylori antibiotic resistance rates are affecting the efficacy of many traditional treatment options. 3-5 Therefore, alternative treatment options are being explored. To facilitate this ...
An antibiotic stewardship program was associated with a 50% reduction in antibiotic prescribing at clinical visits, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Network Open.
T'puram: The health department has released operational guidelines for antibiotic smart hospitals and panchayats in the state. The guidelines, part of the Antibiotic Literate Kerala project, were ...
Dentists wrote more than 2.3 million prescriptions last year for an antibiotic called clindamycin, whose label has carried a ...
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