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June 21, 2013 | Program Results Report
Researchers working through Extending the Cure published reports and journal articles on antibiotic resistance, proposed solutions, and disseminated findings. The project framed the challenge as one of safeguarding an essential social resource.
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Researchers posit that if physicians know that influenza is prevalent in their community, they can refrain from prescribing antibiotics for patients who show flu-like symptoms and thereby reduce inappropriate prescribing.
July 1, 2011 | Journal Article
In this study, researchers wanted to determine whether oral vancomycin sales were a useful marker for Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI).
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article explores both national and regional trends in rates of Acinetobacter resistance to imipenem, an antibiotic often reserved as a last-line treatment for infections.
June 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The study found that ampicillin-resistant infections were more likely in babies whose mother took antibiotics for a prolonged period (24 hours or more) or who had chorioamnionitis, an infection of the amniotic sac.
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Infections caused by antimicrobial resistance in hospitals has increased steadily, causing illness and death and costing the health system