C. diff Infections: Worse Than We Thought
August 21, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Extending the Cure Director Ramanan Laxminarayan examines the dangers of antibiotic overuse.
Antibiotic Resistance
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Flu Season Dangers: Spikes in Antibiotic Resistance
August 7, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Flu Season Dangers: Spikes in Antibiotic Resistance
Can Economics Solve the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis?
July 30, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Brian Quinn weighs in on Extending the Cure Project Director Ramanan Laxminarayan’s suggestion that we view antibiotics effectiveness as a natural resource.
A Matter of Life and Death
July 26, 2012 | Story
Ramanan Laxminarayan provides an economic analysis on the problem of antibiotic resistance that have contributed to rising resistance rates.
Seasonality and Temporal Correlation Between Community Antibiotic Use and Resistance in the United States
July 1, 2012 | Journal Article
This study investigates the seasonal relationship between drug-resistant bacteria (E. coli and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA) and antibiotic prescription levels in the United States from 1999–2007.
"One-Size-Fits-All"?
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
When patients are likely to develop immunity to infection, the duration of antibiotic treatments can be shortened without harm, thus delaying the spread of drug resistance and its concomitant public health impacts, according to this model-based analysis.
Positive Deviance Research Continues to Impact Health Care System
March 23, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Positive Deviance Research Continues to Impact Health Care System
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.
New Data Reveals High Death Rates From Clostridium Difficile (C. diff)
March 8, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
A new report issued by the CDC shows rates of infection with C. diff are at historic highs and must be curtailed.