March 16, 2018
Rapid pathogen-specific phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility testing using digital LAMP quantification in clinical samples
Reducing the time required to determine whether a bacterial sample is resistant to an antibiotic…
January 8, 2018
No progress seen in reducing antibiotics among outpatients
Overuse contributes to drug-resistant infections, excess costs Despite public health campaigns aimed at reducing unnecessary…
November 18, 2016
Commentary calls for global stewardship collaboration
A commentary today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases urges more international collaboration in the fight…
November 14, 2016
2016 get smart week is november 14-20
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week is an annual one-week observance to raise awareness of the…
November 13, 2016
UN leaders commit to fight antimicrobial resistance
JAMA. 2016;316(19):1956. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.16531 World leaders from all 193 United Nations (UN) member states agreed on…
July 27, 2016
CDC funding accelerates antibiotic resistance efforts
CDC is providing $67 million to help health departments nationwide tackle antibiotic resistance and other…
June 13, 2016
Alert to U.S. healthcare facilities: first mcr-1 gene in e. coli bacteria found in a human in the united states
Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network June 13, 2016, 13:35 EDT (1:35 PM EDT)…
December 14, 2011
Failing to tackle drug-resistant superbugs will cause 10 million extra deaths a year and cost up to $100 trillion
Drug-resistant infections will cost the world 10 million extra deaths a year and up to…
