Partners in Crime: Pseudomonas Auerginosa and SARS-CoV-2
The year was 1882 and a French chemist and biologist named Carle Gessard discovered an unusual bacterium that stained the bandages of French soldiers...
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review of a Broad-Spectrum Problem and Future Needs
Abstract
The drivers of antimicrobial resistance are complex and multifaceted, often involving the interplay between lack of medical infrastructure, agriculture, the environment, inadequate surveillance and...
Antibiotic Stewardship: The Role Medical Laboratories Play
Abstract
I often refer to antimicrobial resistance as the slow-burning pandemic that continues to spread like a smoldering wildfire – picture a large expanding, ignored...
The AMR Challenge: Accelerating the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Later this month, as world leaders assemble at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the US HHS Secretary, Alex Azar,...
Antimicrobial Resistance: Too Much Study, Not Enough Action, No Time to Lose
Abstract
We have known about the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) for so long that it seems as though we should have solutions in hand...
Has the Antibiotic Course Had Its Day?
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Therapeutic interventions for infectious diseases are complicated by multiple factors, including unknowns surrounding the identity of the infectious agent(s), the bacterial load, and the...
Stewards Working to Save Antibiotics: Pharmacy & The Medical Laboratory
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Approximately 1 in 25 patients hospitalized in a U.S. acute care hospital has at least one healthcare–associated infection (HAI), adding up to over 700,000...
The Discovery Awards: New Seed Funding Available
A new round of seed funding has been made available for teams working on diagnostic tests to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use. The Discovery Awards 2017 will...
Tackling Antibiotic Resistance – A Prize Approach to Open Innovation
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Background: Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most significant public health threats facing the world. There is a lack of new antibiotics, and the...
I guess everything changes when it happens to you! Editorial Reflections on World...
Editorial By Rodney E. Rohde, PhD
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On any given day, approximately 1 in 25 inpatients in U.S. acute care hospitals has at least one healthcare–associated...
