Working to Curb Antibiotic Overuse: CDC's Get Smart About Antibiotics Week
November 15, 2011 | Story
RWJF-funded Extending the Cure releases new research showing troubling trends in antibiotic use.
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Warm Weather Brings Risk of Resistant Hospital Infections
October 19, 2011 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Two new articles from Extending the Cure, a Pioneer-supported project that examines solutions to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, advance our understanding of the growth and spread of certain lethal hospital infections and pose policies ...
Extending the Cure Launches Interactive Map Featuring Latest Regional and Global Trends in Antibiotic Resistance
September 29, 2011 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
The latest iteration of ResistanceMap, an interactive web-based tool that tracks drug resistance in North America and Europe, was launched recently by Extending the Cure, a Pioneer-supported research project that explores policy solutions to the gro ...
United States Falling Behind In Efforts to Curb Superbugs
September 27, 2011 | Book
A new online Web tool from ResistanceMap shows the latest regional and global trends in antibiotic resistance.
Policy Research to Extend Antibiotic Effectiveness
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Index developed to quantify changes in drug resistance over time.
Simple Measure Could Help Address Public Health Threat
September 21, 2011 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Antibiotic prescriptions tend to spike during flu season, even though influenza is caused by a virus and cannot be treated with antibiotics, according to a new study from Extending the Cure, a Pioneer-supported project that examines policy solutions ...
Clinical and Economic Outcomes Attributable to Healthcare Associated Sepsis and Pneumonia
February 22, 1010 | Journal Article
A new study, based on national hospital discharge data, finds the clinical and economic costs of sepsis and pneumonia infections contracted while in the hospital are substantial and vary among patient groups. Commentary estimates that in 2006, 48,000 people died from these infections and there were $8.1 billion associated hospital costs.
Grant Awards for New Connections, Clinical Scholars Alums
December 14, 2010 | Human Capital Blog Post
Two RWJF Scholar alums have received significant grant awards recently. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities has awarded an R21 grant to RWJF New Connections alumna Eunice Wong, Ph.D. (2007) for her research project, “Enh ...
Increasing Resistance of Acinetobacter Species to Imipenem in United States Hospitals, 1999-2006
January 3, 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.
'Get Smart' About New Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance
November 18, 2010 | Story
RWJF-funded program is partnering with the CDC in a new campaign to raise awareness.