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10/25/2022

WHO identifies life-threatening fungal pathogens

Despite limited data, new WHO report highlights 19 fungi that represent the greatest threat to public health.

10/24/2022

Diagnostic stewardship may help cut unneeded antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria

Diagnostic stewardship focuses not on antibiotics but on reducing urine cultures.

10/19/2022

Rapid test could help distinguish bacterial from viral infections

For bacterial infections, the test had a sensitivity of 93% and a specificity of 88%, while viral sensitivity was 70%.

8/8/2019

US poultry data show big reductions in key antibiotics

The report shows a substantial drop in the use of nearly all medically important antibiotics from 2013 to 2017.

8/8/2019

CIDRAP Antimicrobial Stewardship Project Newsletter — Aug 8, 2019

AMR educational leadership from children in India, antibiotic audit in England, AMR and typhoid in Pakistan, and more

8/8/2019

CIDRAP Antimicrobial Stewardship Project Newsletter — Aug 8, 2019

AMR educational leadership from children in India, antibiotic audit in England, AMR and typhoid in Pakistan, and more

8/5/2019

Medicare payment changes aim to boost antibiotic development

CMS will boost payments for the use of new antibiotics and for treating patients who have drug-resistant infections.

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