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Toolkit for Reduction of Clostridium difficile Infections Through Antimicrobial Stewardship
The Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE C. difficile) Project
NQF, CDC issue guide to promote appropriate use of antibiotics in hospitals
The National Quality Forum, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Hospital Corporation of America today released a “
Study highlights importance of preventing antibiotic resistance
A 30% reduction in the efficacy of antibiotics could increase infections and associated deaths for certain surgery and chemotherapy patients by 120,000 and 6,300 per year, respectively, according t
Antibiotic stewardship resource for small, critical access hospitals available
The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, in partnership with the AHA, Pew Charitable Trusts and Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, today issued
Becoming Better Stewards of Antibiotics
Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pew Charitable Trusts released a study in JAMA and corres
Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been shining a light on antibiotic resistance through their Get Smart about
Using Antibiotics Wisely
Antibiotics are one of the great discoveries in medicine and the most important weapon in fighting bacterial diseases.
National Spotlight on Antimicrobial Stewardship
National attention to the issue of antibiotic stewardship is increasing. Drug-resistant bacteria cause 2 million illnesses and about 23,000 deaths each year in the U.S., the CDC estimates.
AHA takes part in White House forum on antibiotic stewardship
The AHA today participated in a White House