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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%.

3/26/2021

EPA sued over streptomycin use on citrus trees

The lawsuit involves the EPA's decision to allow widespread use of a medically important antibiotic to prevent and treat citrus diseases.

3/24/2021

World TB Day highlights challenges — and hope

Until COVID, TB was the world's top infectious cause of death, and the pandemic threatens to derail efforts to curtail it.

3/24/2021

CIDRAP Antimicrobial Stewardship Project Newsletter — Mar 25, 2021

3/19/2021

New findings spur call to reduce improper antibiotic use in hospitals

About 56% of antibiotic use was unsupported, with the rate at 79% for pneumonia.

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