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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%.

12/21/2021

Report underscores superbug risk of medical tourism

Thirty-eight Americans came back from surgeries in Mexico with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.

12/17/2021

FDA report shows small decline in antibiotic use on farms

Key antibiotic sales for food animals fell just 3% from 2019 to 2020, and the decline has plateaued.

12/13/2021

CIDRAP Antimicrobial Stewardship Project Newsletter — Dec 16, 2021

12/8/2021

CDC launches networks to boost global response to antibiotic resistance

The networks represent the next steps in tackling superbugs nationwide.

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