Antibiotic resistance and development of antibiotic stewardship programs are ongoing issues for healthcare providers. The annual “Get Smart about Antibiotics Week” developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other partners highlights events, educational resources, and a spotlight for organizations to coordinate strategies around stewardship programs and the overuse and misuse of antibiotics.Press Release from […]
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Antibiotic-Preserving Strategies Must Be Implemented to Battle Resistance
May 6, 2016Category: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Stewardship, Hospital, Hospital Acquired Infections, MRSA, Surgical Site Infections
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Dominant Strain of Drug-Resistant MRSA Decreases in Hospitals but Persists in the Community
While the incidence of the most common strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections has decreased in hospital-onset cases, new research shows that it has failed to decline in the general community, as evidenced from the study in The Journal of Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. MRSA infections are an ongoing issue in healthcare settings, but the […]
Category: Antibiotic Resistance, Infection Prevention, MRSA
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