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Clinical Care
Most Clinicians Prescribe Antibiotics Inappropriately for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
A new study found that nearly three-quarters of primary care clinicians would prescribe antibiotics for bacteria in urine against established...
Clinical Care
Antibiotics Market 'Fragile and Failing,' Report Says
Global death toll from antibiotic resistant infections expected to accelerate through 2050.
Clinical Care
Children's Hospitals Are Partly to Blame as Superbugs Increasingly Attack Kids
A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that 1 in 4 children given antibiotics in U.S. children's hospitals are...
Covid-19
CMS Expands Access for COVID-19 Antibody Treatment
Medicare will not pay for the monoclonal antibody products that providers receive for free but will reimburse providers for the...
Clinical Care
Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2020
Missed and delayed diagnoses lead patient safety list developed by the ECRI Institute.
Clinical Care
Rapid Sepsis Testing Generates Value-Based Care Gains at AHN
Rapid sepsis testing benefits patients, lowers cost of care, and boosts antibiotic stewardship.
Clinical Care
Intermountain, CDC Develop 4-Part Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative for Urgent Care
The CDC awarded a $1.8 million contract to Intermountain and the University of Utah to improve antibiotic stewardship at urgent...
Clinical Care
CDC Increases Estimate of Deaths Linked to Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists 18 kinds of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi that pose urgent, serious, or...
Clinical Care
How to Implement Antibiotic Stewardship at Urgent Care Clinics
Gaining support for antibiotic stewardship in the urgent care setting involves commitment from top leadership down to the clinic staff...
Clinical Care
As Off-Label Use Spreads, Supplies Of Niche Drugs And Patients' Patience Grow Short
Nationwide, drug shortages of all kinds ? from antibiotics to heart drugs to saline solution ? are increasing and having...
Antibiotic Resistance Genes Trouble Hospital Water
Study emphasizes importance of antibiotic stewardship programs, expert says.
Clinical Care
New Biotechnology Coalition Seeks to Boost Antibiotics Development
The primary goal of Working to Fight AMR is closing the gap between the increasing number of drug-resistant infections and...