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More than 300 clinicians, researchers, and decision makers from across Canada gathered in Toronto on November 18–19 for the ...

Five medical organizations say it is essential that hospitals establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections. These infections, linked to ...

Successful implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programs can have a significant effect on reducing targeted and nontargeted antimicrobial use, according to study results published online by the ...

Each year, antimicrobial resistant infections cause more than 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Most deaths related ...

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% ...

Antimicrobial drug stewardship has been shown to help reduce microbial resistance and the spread of infections from multi-drug resistant organisms. A new study has shown how one such program may have ...

In conclusion, antimicrobial stewardship is a team effort, particularly in pediatric long-term care. The creation of a pilot antimicrobial stewardship program and the implementation of an electronic ...

(HealthDay News) – Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) that use health care epidemiologists (HEs) and infection preventionists (IPs) have a crucial role to play in the effort to combat health ...

Bringing all medically important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in animals under veterinary oversight and promoting proper stewardship of antimicrobials are among the goals of a five-year plan ...

1 Guidelines were developed for the empirical treatment of common infectious diseases. 2 Criteria were developed for iv.-to-oral conversion of levofloxacin. Patients receiving iv. levofloxacin were ...

Twenty-two New Jersey hospitals were recognized by the Department of Health earlier this month for developing top performing antimicrobial stewardship programs. The New Jersey Antimicrobial ...