antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial Resistance in Perspective: Using New Technology To Help Identify Resistant Pathogens
Antimicrobial resistance is part of natural selection and has existed for millennia. In the community, the ...
JANUARY 10, 2020

CDC Efforts Underway to Address Global Overuse of Antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance remains a challenging global problem, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. ...
DECEMBER 6, 2019

Allergy Survey Aids Antibiotic Prescribing
The use of an allergy assessment tool to determine if patients have an allergy to antibiotics in the presurgical ...
OCTOBER 21, 2019

Infection Risk, Antibiotic Resistance Higher Across Southern Border
Westlake Village, Calif.—Patients admitted to an American trauma center, after recently receiving medical ...
AUGUST 23, 2018

First U.S. Death From Pan-Resistant Superbug Reported
The CDC reported the first death from carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae that was resistant to all antibiotics ...
JANUARY 18, 2017

Shorter Antibiotic Courses Recommended for HAP and VAP
HAP and VAP account for 20% to 25% of hospital-acquired infections, and may be fatal 10% to 15% of the time.
JULY 18, 2016
