Category list : Antimicrobial stewardship
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Improving antimicrobial stewardship Video Subscription
Improve your practice and slow the increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance that already cost around 25,000 deaths across Europe each year.
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US FDA approves antibiotic combination with new beta-lactamase inhibitor Subscription
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new intravenous antibacterial product, Avycaz, which contains ceftazidime and a new beta-lactamase inhibitor, avibactam.
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Healthcare-associated infection: best practice in prevention and control Subscription
Understand the standard principles and practices of infection control, with a brief overview of initiatives aimed at reducing rates of infection acquired in a healthcare setting.
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UK doctors could be reported for inappropriate antibiotic prescribing Subscription
Healthcare professionals should question their colleagues’ prescribing of antimicrobials when they don’t comply with local or national guidelines, according to Mark Baker, director of the clinical centre for practice at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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Hospitals outperforming primary care on antibiotic stewardship, says Public Health England Subscription
When it comes to implementing toolkits for antimicrobial stewardship, hospitals are doing better than primary care, according to research by Public Health England.
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Fewer antibiotics prescribed when doctors share decision with patients Subscription
Fewer antibiotic prescriptions are issued for acute respiratory infections when doctors share decision making with patients, according to a review published by the Cochrane Library on 12 November 2015.
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Antibiotic prescriptions in England fall after 2012 peak Subscription
Antibiotic prescribing by GPs in England has fallen by 5.6% since 2012 following national efforts to slow the spread of bacterial resistance.
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Gene discovered in China that is making bacteria resistant to ‘last resort’ antibiotics Subscription
A gene found in pathogenic bacteria that controls resistance against an essential group of antibiotics called polymyxins has been found in hospital patients, pigs and chickens, researchers have reported.
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Antimicrobial resistance strategy for veterinary medicines Subscription
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has released for public consultation a new strategy on antimicrobial resistance addressing medicinal products for veterinary use. The consultation documents can be accessed on the
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Launch of Prescribing Awareness Week initiative Subscription
There is much healthcare professionals could do to help patients get the best outcomes from medicines. Some of the challenges include, for example, insufficient information about medicines and preventable hospital admissions caused by the adverse effect of medicines.
