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Antimicrobial Resistance & Stewardship

  • March 13, 2024

    Antimicrobial Resistance Makes It Harder to Treat Urinary Tract Infections and Increases Risk of Sepsis and AKI

    Antimicrobial resistant bacteria pose a major public health threat because they limit treatment options for infectious diseases. Common ailments like urinary tract infections (UTIs), which have often been easily and quickly cured by antibiotics historically, are becoming harder to treat due to resistant bacteria. Not only does this prolong discomfort for those suffering from UTIs, it also presents the danger that the infection may lead to a more serious condition.
  • February 28, 2024

    The Rise of Multi-Drug Resistant Candidiasis in COVID-19 Patients

    Data suggests that since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistant infections and increases in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). A recent study shows an alarming incidence of multidrug-resistant candidiasis in COVID-19 patients, which carries high morbidity and mortality rates. With this increasing prevalence of resistant infections, the utilization of surveillance tools such as whole genome sequencing (WGS) are critical in preventing the spread of these infections.
  • November 08, 2023

    Vanessa Carter Shares Her Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance

    She was 25 and had no idea of what Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was before her car accident. Here is her story.
  • August 10, 2023

    Diagnostics, a pillar of WHO research priorities for battling antimicrobial resistance

    WHO has published, for the first time, a list of 40 priority research topics aimed at speeding up the implementation of concrete measures on a global scale. A roadmap that gives great importance to diagnostics.
  • August 02, 2023

    The judicious use of antibiotics would improve lifespan of patients with Cystic Fibrosis

    “A key to helping patients live even that long—a vast improvement from an average lifespan of 10 years just decades ago—is judicious use of antibiotics,” explains Andrea Hahn, M.D., a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Children’s National Health System in Washington D.C.