Households a major CA-MRSA reservoir
Study provides evidence to support decontamination strategies for patients with MRSA.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Drug resistance may be driving rise in gonorrhea incidence
Emerging ciprofloxacin resistance could have substantial future health, economic consequences.
Declines in antibiotic prescribing rates slowing
Large decreases in antibiotic prescribing rates achieved in the early 2000s appear to be plateauing.
‘Nudging’ cuts unnecessary antibiotic use
A simple poster intervention helped primary care clinicians significantly reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections.
Antibiotic failure and weight in obese patients
Frequent infections in obese patients lead to more frequent use of antibacterial medications in this population than in those who are not obese.
FDA wants proof antibacterial soaps work
The FDA issued a preliminary rule that will require antibacterial soap manufacturers to prove that their products provide clinical benefit.
FDA starts phasing out antibiotics in food animals
The agency has developed a strategy to phase out antibiotics use in the feed and water of food animals due to concerns about antimicrobial resistance.
No overall benefit with universal gown, glove use
No one-size fits all approach to infection control, but universal precautions may be useful in certain high-risk settings.
Antibiotics still overused in bronchitis, pharyngitis
There was no change in the rate of prescribing by primary care physicians from 1997 to 2010 and an increase in antibiotic use in EDs.
Acute pharyngitis in an adult
Were antibiotics the right decision in this clinical scenario?
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