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April 17, 2023
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Prior nonprescription antibiotic use predicts similar use in future

Prior nonprescription antibiotic use predicts similar use in future

SEATTLE — Prior nonprescription antibiotic use within the last year predicted similar use in the future, according to data presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference.

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December 12, 2022
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10-year study finds nearly half of S. pneumoniae in US adults drug resistant

10-year study finds nearly half of <i>S. pneumoniae</i> in US adults drug resistant

Nearly half of all Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates collected from U.S. adults as part of a large study were resistant to at least one drug, researchers found.

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October 24, 2022
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Diagnostic stewardship drives reduction in antibiotic prescribing for UTIs

Diagnostic stewardship drives reduction in antibiotic prescribing for UTIs

WASHINGTON — Decreases in urine cultures for asymptomatic bacteriuria reduced unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for UTIs, according to a study presented at IDWeek.

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September 09, 2022
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Q&A: How community hospitals can fight antimicrobial resistance

Q&amp;A: How community hospitals can fight antimicrobial resistance

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Although nearly every health care facility has felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, smaller, nonacademic medical centers are facing these problems with fewer resources to fall back on.

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September 06, 2022
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World AMR Congress expands on-site audience

World AMR Congress expands on-site audience

The World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress has expanded its audience this year with another conference being held at the same time in the same place: the Disease Prevention & Control Summit – America.

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July 19, 2022
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Top in ID: Novavax COVID-19 vaccine; threat of antimicrobial resistance

Top in ID: Novavax COVID-19 vaccine; threat of antimicrobial resistance

Last week, the FDA authorized Novavax’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, expanding options in the United States.

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March 26, 2022
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Antimicrobial resistance to clinically relevant antibiotics for N. meningitidis is rare

Antimicrobial resistance to clinically relevant antibiotics for <i>N. meningitidis</i> is rare

Antimicrobial resistance to clinically relevant antibiotics for Neisseria meningitidis was rare among isolates collected from 2012 through 2016 for a study in the United States.

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January 26, 2022
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Antibiotic-resistant infections killed more than 1.2 million people in 2019

Antibiotic-resistant infections killed more than 1.2 million people in 2019

Antibiotic-resistant infections, on the rise globally, killed more than 1.2 million people in 2019, according to a new estimate published recently in The Lancet.

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November 11, 2021
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VIDEO: Antimicrobial use and stewardship in the age of COVID-19

VIDEO: Antimicrobial use and stewardship in the age of COVID-19

WASHINGTON – In this video, Cornelius (Neil) J. Clancy, MD, discusses a presentation he gave at the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress on antimicrobial use, stewardship and resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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November 11, 2021
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VIDEO: Sustainable funding of antibiotic development

VIDEO: Sustainable funding of antibiotic development

WASHINGTON – Kevin Outterson, JD, LLM, delivered a keynote fireside chat during the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress that discussed novel pull incentives to develop antibiotics in the United States.

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