has released updated guidance to help optimize antibiotic use in US hospitals. The CDC says the new version of its Core Elements of Hospital Stewardship Programs, released late last week, reflects ...

The 40-page report outlines progress and challenges for antibiotic use in outpatient settings, nursing homes, and hospitals and describes the CDC's strategies for improving stewardship in all three ...

Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013. 5. CDC. The Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2015.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least 2 million people in the United States are infected by antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year, and about 23,000 people die ...

Tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR ... and almost 90% of US hospitals now have CDC-inspired stewardship programmes in place – up from 40% in 2014. Said the report: “Such rapid progress ...

Antimicrobial stewardship programs (involving pharmacists, physicians and other healthcare providers) are increasing in number as antibiotic resistance increases with a disproportionately small ...

During this webinar, presenters will outline the requirements for meeting the Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) ...

Objectives To determine what barriers and facilitators to antibiotic stewardship exist within a healthcare facility. Setting 1300-bed tertiary care private hospital located in the state of Kerala, ...

Antimicrobial stewardship is a growing concern for those in the animal agriculture industry, although the way it is now defined may not be the best approach, said Food Forward principal Michelle Kromm ...