Rapid diagnostic tests that can help distinguish whether a patient has a viral or bacterial infection have long been viewed ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities. Antibiotic stewardship is a set of commitments and actions to optimize the treatment of infections, protect patients from harms ...

A rapid microbiological point-of-care test designed to help GPs identify whether a respiratory infection is caused by a virus ...

RSV is a leading cause of severe acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) among infants globally, and a prominent contributor to common non-severe infections that account for high volumes of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After initiating the antibiotic stewardship bundle, the prescribing rate decreased from 21.7% to 11.2%. Repeat ...

Variability in antimicrobial prescribing among hospital-based physicians is not associated with patient characteristics or clinical outcomes, data suggest. The lowest level of such prescribing within ...

A study published in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases claims that high adherence to procalcitonin-guided antibiotic prescribing guidelines is necessary to reduce antibiotic use in patients with ...

Intermountain Health reduced antibiotic prescribing in urgent care clinics by 15 percent after rolling out new stewardship initiatives, according to a study published May 11 in JAMA Network Open.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most common pediatric infections only need 5- to 7-day antibiotic courses, but many providers still provide ...

Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing around the time of surgery and long-term prescribing in aged care are among a mixed bag of findings of a recent report into antibiotic use and resistance in ...

Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics in non-hospitalized children led to at least $74 million in excess healthcare costs in 2017, a new study found. The study, conducted by Washington University ...