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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...
Clinical Care
7-Part EMS Screening Tool Boosts Early Sepsis Treatment
Conducting a sepsis screening during emergency medical service transport to an emergency department reduces time to treatment.
Clinical Care
Emergency Medicine Pharmacists Boost Antibiotics Stewardship
Emergency medicine pharmacists increase guideline-concordant prescribing at hospitals with both new and established antibiotic stewardship programs.
Clinical Care
Medical Center's 4-Pronged Effort Reduced C. Diff Infections by 55%
At North Shore Medical Center in Massachusetts, antibiotics stewardship was the most effective intervention in reducing C. diff infections.
Clinical Care
'Every Hour Matters': Delaying Sepsis Antibiotics in ER Increases Odds of Mortality
New research finds that every hour of delay in administering antibiotics to sepsis patients in emergency rooms increases odds of...
Strategy
Civica Rx, Xellia Sign Supply Agreement to Reduce Chronic Drug Shortages
Xellia becomes Civica's first supplier partner and will produce antibiotics in short supply in U.S. hospitals.
Clinical Care
Prioritize Sepsis Assessments in Your Overcrowded Emergency Department
Prompt identification of patients who are at high risk of sepsis could be the difference between life or death.
Clinical Care
Many Patients Using Anticoagulants Are Taking Aspirin Daily Too
A study found that 37% of patients who took warfarin also took aspirin. That could place patients at a significantly...