Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
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The Changing Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United States
February 28, 2013 | Journal Article
Seasonal and age variations seen in hospital MRSA infection rates.
Communicating Trends in Resistance Using a Drug Resistance Index
November 14, 2011 | Journal Article
Index developed to quantify changes in drug resistance over time.
Antibiotics Aren't Always the Answer
November 14, 2011 | Journal Article
Index developed to quantify changes in drug resistance over time.
Antibacterial R & D Incentives
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This study suggests that government incentives are needed to encourage the research and development that goes into producing novel antibiotics, in addition to increasing development of new ones.
Seasonal and Temperature-Associated Increases in Gram-Negative Bacterial Bloodstream Infections Among Hospitalized Patients
September 26, 2011 | Journal Article
This study shows a sharp upswing in some potentially lethal hospital infections in the summer months. Hospitals must be on the alert for spread of infections in warm weather.
Respiratory Fluoroquiolone Use and Influenza
June 10, 2011 | Journal Article
Seasonal patterns of antibiotic use show unnecessary prescriptions given to treat flu-like symptoms.
Validity of ICD-9-CM Coding for Identifying Incident Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
In medical administrative databases, the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) administrative code for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is V09. An examination of the validity of using the V09 code to identify MRSA infections found that V09 does not accurately predict the rate of MRSA infections, and should not be
Policy Research to Extend Antibiotic Effectiveness
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Index developed to quantify changes in drug resistance over time.
Fighting Antibiotic Resistance
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
As microorganisms resistant to available therapies continue to emerge, there is concern that the current supply of antibiotics is not sufficient to meet the growing demand.
Managing Partially Protected Resources Under Uncertainty
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This economic analysis looks at the management of partially protected resource pools. The authors compare price- and quantity-based instruments to determine which instrument more efficiently regulated congestion spillovers between resource pools.