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Antibiotic Stewardship

Infectious Disease Experts Support "Get Smart About Antibiotics Week"

With antibiotic-resistant infections increasingly common, and a dangerous lack of new infection fighters in the drug development pipeline, it’s more important than ever to use existing antibiotics appropriately. This week, infectious disease experts are helping to educate ...More
November 17, 2011
Posted in News
Alarming Pattern of Antibiotic Use in the Southeastern U.S. is Detected

New research suggests a pattern of outpatient antibiotic overuse in parts of the United States-- particularly in the Southeast --a problem that could accelerate the rate at which these powerful drugs are rendered useless, according to Extending the Cure, a project of the ...More
November 16, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
APIC Supports "Get Smart About Antibiotics Week"

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is supporting an effort to promote proper antibiotic use to prevent future drug-resistant strains of bacteria. APIC is a partner in "Get Smart about Antibiotics Week," a national campaign running ...More
November 14, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Antibiotic Misuse Remains Key Issue in Fight to Control Disease, Reduce Healthcare Costs

Throughout communities and healthcare facilities, antibiotic overuse and misuse is threatening the efficacy of one of medicine’s most valuable lifesaving tools. Already, the effectiveness of many antibiotics has been reduced, without next generation drugs to take their ...More
November 14, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
CDC is Now Tracking Antibiotic Use in Hospitals

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching a new antibiotic tracking system allowing hospitals to monitor antibiotic use electronically, make better decisions about how to improve use, and compare themselves to other hospitals. Before now, CDC was ...More
November 14, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Research Suggests Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs are Beneficial

Antimicrobial stewardship programs – implemented by hospitals to combat antibiotic overuse – are paying off, suggests new research. Hospitals have seen a decline in antibiotic resistance and costs, according to several studies being presented at the 49th annual meeting of ...More
October 20, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Experts Discuss Antimicrobial Resistance

In our current online ICT Poll we ask, "Do you think antibiotics are currently being misused and overprescribed?" So far, 88.83 percent say yes; 8.12 percent say no; and 3.05 percent are uncertain. Antibiotic and antimicrobial stewardship was the topic of the third annual ...More
October 5, 2011
Posted in Blog
Slide Show: World HAI Forum

ICT presents a slide show on experts' views on antimicrobial resistance and infection prevention, based on information discussed at the World HAI Forum held in June 2011. ...More
October 4, 2011
Posted in Galleries
Antibiotics Conference Addresses Lack of New Drugs to Fight Superbugs

Leaders from government, industry, academia, medicine and science today will come together to discuss one of the most pressing health challenges we face: the rising incidence of drug-resistant bacteria and the lack of new antibiotics to fight them. The conference, "Reviving ...More
September 22, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens
Simple Guidelines Decreased Unnecessary Antibiotic Use

Antibiotic overuse and resistance have emerged as major threats during the past two decades. Following an outbreak of Clostridium difficile infections, which often result from antibiotic use, healthcare professionals in Quebec, Canada targeted physicians and pharmacists ...More
July 26, 2011
Posted in News, Infections & Pathogens