IDSA and SHEA Update Clostridium difficile Infection Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clostridium difficile* infections (CDI) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the United States.  Based on data from 2006…

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FDA Issues New Safety Communication on Clarithromycin Use in Patients with Heart Disease

On February 22nd, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new drug safety communication to health care providers regarding…

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CDC Launched Web-Based Training on Antibiotic Stewardship

In order to improve health care providers’ understanding on the threats of antibiotic resistance and the role of antibiotic stewardship…

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Evidence-Based Implementation Guide to Reduce Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is defined as “isolation of pre-specified quantitative count of bacteria in an appropriately collected urine specimen obtained…

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Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Outpatient Setting

Antimicrobial stewardship is not only about inpatient antimicrobial prescribing.  Inappropriate outpatient antibiotic prescribing has contributed to the development of resistant…

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Establishing Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Small and Critical Access Hospitals

In 2014, the CDC published The Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs to assist acute care facilities implement antimicrobial…

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Nebraska ASAP Efforts to Promote Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities in Long-Term Care Facilities Across the State

Antibiotic use is common in long-term care facilities (LTCF) with 70% of residents receiving at least one course of systemic…

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The Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Nebraska Medicine

Since 2004, the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) at Nebraska Medicine (www.nebraskamed.com/ASP) has been assisting prescribers determine the best antimicrobials for…

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Antimicrobial Stewardship: Preserving the Future

The clinicians involved in antimicrobial stewardship at UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, and Nebraska ASAP will be discussing the role antimicrobial stewardship play…

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AMDA Publishes ASP Policy Template for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings

Antibiotic use is common in long-term care facility (LTCF) with 70% of residents receiving at least one course of systemic…

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CDC Designates November 13-19, 2017 Antibiotic Awareness Week

CDC has designated November 13-19, 2017 as Antibiotic Awareness Week.  Formerly known as Get Smart About Antibiotic Week, the goal…

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Antibiotic-Associated Adverse Drug Events in Hospitalized Patients

Antibiotics are life-saving medications that make modern medical care such as surgical procedures, organ transplantations, cancer chemotherapy possible.  Unfortunately, their…

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