The National Quality Forum, the CDC and Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America led a team of experts to create a guide for hospitals of all sizes on how to implement an antibiotic ...

Roughly 60 percent of U.S. antibiotic use in humans is received in outpatient settings, according to the CDC, making that care setting critically important in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

More hospitals are operating antibiotic stewardship programs that meet all CDC standards, according to a new report from the agency. The CDC report summarizes new data and improvement efforts the ...

The CDC has released a new resource, Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes, which adapts its hospital guidance for the nursing home environment. The guide includes practical ways ...

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 ...

The latest issue of the CDC’s monthly Vital Signs report is taking serious aim at correcting practices relating to antibiotic resistance, including recommendations for antibiotic prescription, ...

Among the busy halls of emergency departments nationwide, a silent battle against antimicrobial resistance is unfolding. A recent analysis of more than 152 million ED visits nationwide found 27.6% ...

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 ...

A recent study conducted by researchers from Intermountain Medical Center and the University of Utah School of Medicine, both in Salt Lake City, found the rates of antibiotic use in community ...

The mcr-1 gene, which transfers antibiotic resistance to the bacteria it’s found in, has stepped into the global spotlight in recent months, finally making its way to the U.S. in E. coli just weeks ...