Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) refers to coordinated strategies for the targeted, evidence-based, and safe use of ...

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has recognized eight hospitals for excellence in antimicrobial stewardship. Only institutions that have developed a program advancing research in ...

Norwegian study finds reduced antibiotic use for childhood respiratory infections, yet high prescriptions for ear infections ...

Resistance to antibiotics is increasing worldwide. This also applies to drugs that are central to the treatment of tuberculosis (TB), such as ...

The percentage of patients who were discharged with an antibiotic prescription was at its highest level during the first year of the study period, with 24% in 2013, and dropped to 20% in 2016, the ...

Intermountain Health researchers have been awarded a $356,000 grant from Merck, a global science and technology company that develops medicines, vaccines, and other health solutions, to tackle the ...

Here are eight findings related to antimicrobial stewardship in the past month, beginning with the most recent. 1. Antibiotic treatment courses in long-term care facilities often exceed the time in ...

Once seen as a lasting medical breakthrough, antibiotics are steadily losing their effectiveness. Around the world, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Inspired by a Sunday homily about the “good steward,” McGowan and Gerding thought of antimicrobial stewardship ...

European surveillance data have revealed that Campylobacter bacteria in humans and animals and some strains of Salmonella continue to be highly resistant to widely used antimicrobials. The two genera ...