Microbiology Labs Play an Important Role in Antimicrobial Stewardship
Microbiology labs play an important role in antimicrobial stewardship and resistance monitoring, but are underused.
Microbiology labs play an important role in antimicrobial stewardship and resistance monitoring, but are underused.
Systemwide implementation of hospital stewardship programs reduced inappropriate use and cost of antibiotics.
Identifying overtreatment in community-acquired pneumonia opens a path for antibiotic stewardship.
Drs Tapper and Crum-Cianflone discuss aspergillosis, an emerging complication of severe influenza infections.
Among healthcare workers, influenza vaccination rates increased and ILI/ARI decreased.
Active pharmacist intervention was found to improve adherence to C difficile treatment.
Lower-than-expected ART adherence rates in hospitalized patients with HIV can be linked to medication errors and missed dosing.
Researchers in North Texas surveyed people with HIV to determine their levels of health literacy.
Findings from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study indicated that depression and HIV status predict all-cause mortality.
Education is needed on the limitations of rapid influenza diagnostic testing in guiding treatment decisions.