CDC Designates November 13-19, 2017 Antibiotic Awareness Week
Published October 24, 2017
CDC has designated November 13-19, 2017 as Antibiotic Awareness Week. Formerly known as Get Smart About Antibiotic Week, the goal of this one-week observance is to raise awareness of appropriate antibiotic use in the United States. As in previous years, CDC has suggested a list of activities to promote appropriate antibiotic use which include: Highlight… Read More
Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Drug Events in Hospitalized Patients
Published October 10, 2017
Antibiotics are life-saving medications that make modern medical care such as surgical procedures, organ transplantations, cancer chemotherapy possible. Unfortunately, their use can be associated with a number of adverse drug events (ADE) including allergic reactions, end-organ toxicity, colonization of and subsequent infection due to resistant bacteria, and Clostridium difficile infection. A previous study by Shehab N,… Read More
