A well-developed antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) can act to mitigate this threat by promoting the appropriate use of antimicrobials and laboratory tests. Stewardship among the growing ...

Dr Samuel Kow Donkoh, the President, Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, has cautioned the public against the intake of antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines without the approval of a doctor or ...

Among the more concerning findings in the report is that data from more than half of European countries show high resistance ...

"This challenges the notion that microplastics are merely passive carriers of resistant bacteria and highlights their role as ...

Antimicrobial stewardship is commonly described as a program that supports selection, dosing, route of administration and duration of antimicrobial therapy. Core members of the team should include ...

Said the report: “Such rapid progress is heartening, but there are still many practice settings where the need for antimicrobial stewardship is pronounced. “Nursing homes, dialysis centres ...

US-based diagnostic software company Arkstone Medical Solutions has partnered with Peruvian medical technology company Neslab to introduce antimicrobial stewardship tools in Peru. The ...

A combination of factors, including novel treatments, increased surveillance, and antimicrobial stewardship must all be part of the solution. The latest World Health Organization (WHO) annual ...

Stakeholders on Tuesday advocated accurate data collection, surveillance, and proper prescription practices to promote the ...

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Antimicrobial stewardship programs (involving pharmacists, physicians and other healthcare providers) are increasing in number as antibiotic resistance increases with a disproportionately small ...