Tag: Antimicrobial Stewardship

The war in Ukraine has intensified the threat of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, prompting European health experts to advocate for coordinated system-level ...

A two-year retrospective evaluation of 748 hospitalized patients in Palestine details prescribing patterns, clinical indications, and bacterial susceptibility for piperacillin-tazobactam.

An observational study of 655 nursing homes in France found that multidisciplinary antibiotic team support was associated with lower antibiotic ...

A prospective randomized trial of 334 patients found single-dose perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis showed no significant difference in 30-day symptomatic urinary ...

A three-year mixed-methods empirical ethics study will examine how the public and stakeholders in Sweden, Italy, and Bulgaria weigh responsible ...

A multicenter cohort study in Saudi Arabia found that critically ill ICU patients receiving cefazolin for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia ...

A narrative review argues that widespread antibiotic resistance genes in the oral microbiome demand precision prescribing and routine resistome mapping ...

A nationwide assessment of French antimicrobial stewardship tools for nursing homes identified 96 specialized resources and highlighted significant gaps in ...

A meta-analysis of 21 studies finds that 35.2 percent of neonates evaluated for suspected sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa have culture-confirmed ...

A rule-based whole-genome sequencing framework called SensiTyper accurately predicted gonococcal susceptibility to key antibiotics and generated individualized treatment recommendations across ...

A retrospective study of 1,989 clinical isolates in southern Taiwan found that adults with diabetes and HbA1c above 8.0 percent ...

A cross-sectional study of 200 carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative isolates at a Lahore tertiary care hospital found ceftazidime-avibactam inhibited 70.5% in vitro, ...

A cross-sectional survey of 92 qualified nurses at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in Eastern Uganda found that 61.96 percent reported ...

A prospective Indian study of 954 urinary tract infection cases found 61.84 percent of uropathogens were multidrug resistant, with diabetic ...

A survey of 36 poultry producers on 19 farms in Hossaina town, central Ethiopia, found that most showed poor knowledge, ...

A new commentary argues that artificial intelligence could strengthen antimicrobial stewardship across Africa, but finds most applications remain at pilot ...

A before-after study in a French adult medical ICU found a daily antibiotic checklist improved dosing, duration and drug monitoring ...

A participatory systems analysis in Canada, Senegal and the Netherlands identifies three self-reinforcing dynamics driving antimicrobial resistance in food systems ...

A critical narrative review finds vaccination and biosecurity are the only livestock alternatives with strong field-scale evidence for reducing antimicrobial ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of five retrospective cohorts found that shorter intravenous antibiotic exposure before an oral switch was ...