stewardship

Outpatient AMS efforts at many medical centers took a back seat during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now is a good ...

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Racial disparities continue to impede antimicrobial stewardship among antibiotic prescribing for patients with CDI ...

JULY 28, 2023

A pharmacist-driven stewardship initiative based on data mining of EHRs significantly reduced prescribing of ...

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was a worldwide health threat before the pandemic, but what impact did COVID-19 have ...

JUNE 14, 2022

Diagnostic accuracy is the “holy grail” of infectious disease and key to avoiding inappropriate ...

MAY 20, 2022

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) can assist in ensuring medicines, particularly antimicrobials, are ...

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have fundamentally transformed infectious disease management by providing rapid and ...

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A medication-use evaluation of two antibiotics in a Florida Veterans Affairs hospital found a significant reduction ...

JULY 8, 2021

Dosing IV cephalosporin three times per week effective in managing infection—and preventing ...

MAY 20, 2021

it is important to closely examine antibiotic prescribing habits in many care settings to create appropriate ...

JANUARY 5, 2021

The new report highlights the importance of following CDC infection control recommendations in long-term care ...

JUNE 11, 2020