Year in Review: Antibiotics & Antimicrobials

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In case you missed any of this content, ICT presents the 2018 Year in Review for antibiotics and antimicrobials.


Articles:

Antimicrobial Resistance: Stewardship and Strategies for Conquering a Global Threat
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/antimicrobial-resistance-stewardship-and-strategies-conquering-global

Infection Prevention Buy-In is Essential to Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/stewardship/infection-prevention-buy-essential-antibiotic-stewardship-efforts


News & Studies:

Researchers Develop Checklist for Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/researchers-develop-checklist-hospital-antimicrobial-stewardship-programs

Survey Finds Americans are Concerned About Antibiotic Resistance Public Health Threat
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/survey-finds-americans-are-concerned-about-antibiotic-resistance-public

ESCMID Defines Generic Competencies in Antimicrobial Prescribing and Stewardship
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/stewardship/escmid-defines-generic-competencies-antimicrobial-prescribing-and-stewardship

Survey Finds Families Share Leftover Antibiotics
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/survey-finds-families-share-leftover-antibiotics

U.S. Challenges World to Intensify Global Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/us-challenges-world-intensify-global-fight-against-antibiotic-resistance

FDA Announces Strategic Approach for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/fda-announces-strategic-approach-combating-antimicrobial-resistance

ARMADA Launches Global Attack on Antibiotic Resistance
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/armada-launches-global-attack-antibiotic-resistance

Countries Step Up to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/countries-step-tackle-antimicrobial-resistance

Nurses are the Missing Link in Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategy
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/nurses-are-missing-link-antimicrobial-stewardship-strategy

Providers' Preferences May be Helpful in Reducing Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/providers-preferences-may-be-helpful-reducing-inappropriate-antibiotic

Pathogens With Unusual Antibiotic Resistance Widespread in U.S.
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/pathogens-unusual-antibiotic-resistance-widespread-us

Organizations Update Antibiotic Stewardship Position Paper
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/antibiotics-antimicrobials/organizations-update-antibiotic-stewardship-position-paper

Report Makes the Case for ID Physician Leadership in Cutting Unnecessary Antimicrobial Use
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/stewardship/report-makes-case-id-physician-leadership-cutting-unnecessary-antimicrobial-use


 

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