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 ...

To prevent an outbreak of multidrug-resistant organisms, hospitals should implement an antimicrobial stewardship program, which provides support for choosing and using antimicrobial agents ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Building on the success of the existing “Get Smart” program, the CDC is launching a new antimicrobial ...

The judicious use of antibiotics is an important strategy to preserving efficacy in the treatment of infectious diseases. Infectious disease practitioners are poised to provide patient-specific ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implementing an antimicrobial stewardship program in a NICU is feasible and improves antibiotic prescription ...

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reduced inpatient antibiotic use by 12 percent and decreased use of broad-spectrum antibiotics through a multi-year, system-wide antimicrobial stewardship ...

The effectiveness of a unique type of antimicrobial stewardship program has been demonstrated in the fight against antibiotic (antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial) resistance. New research ...

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 ...

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reduced inpatient antibiotic use by 12 percent and decreased use of broad-spectrum antibiotics through a multi-year, system-wide antimicrobial stewardship ...

1 Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA 2 Department of Pharmacy, Northwestern Memorial ...