The threat of increased incidence of antibiotic-resistant strains is well understood in the healthcare industry, creating urgency to combat antimicrobial resistance on the local, regional and national ...

Antibiotics are overprescribed or inappropriately prescribed between 30 and 50 percent of the time, according to a recent study, but the implementation of antibiotic stewardship programs in hospital ...

The percentage of patients who were discharged with an antibiotic prescription was at its highest level during the first year of the study period, with 24% in 2013, and dropped to 20% in 2016, the ...

Antimicrobial drug stewardship has been shown to help reduce microbial resistance and the spread of infections from multi-drug resistant organisms. A new study has shown how one such program may have ...

Credit: Getty Images Guillermo (Memo) Sanchez, PA-C, MPH, MSHS, discusses how antibiotic stewardship tracks antibiotic prescribing and improves appropriate use, reduces unnecessary use, and ensures ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A safety training program for antibiotic stewardship was associated with reductions in antibiotic use and urine ...

A study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society reveals an antibiotic stewardship program could help reduce antibiotic usage. For the study, researchers assessed the ...