Antibiotics

Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses how public health institutions can work alongside private pharmaceutical companies to prevent antibiotic resistance.

A recent study has found that the rate of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections is increasing in children in the United States.

A new service in the United Kingdom, made possible by the National Health Service, reportedly offers a fast and accurate diagnosis of bacterial throat infections, promising a new way to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions.

Researchers have found that molecules left on a individual's phone can reveal a good deal about his/her lifestyle.

Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses antibiotic stewardship programs in both the hospital and outpatient settings.

Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains what antibiotic stewardship is and what ideal antibiotic stewardship programs in hospitals look like.

Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warns of the potential downsides to taking antibiotics.

Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains how antibiotics can be harmful if they are not used appropriately.

Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, compares antibiotic prescribing data in the United States to data in Europe.

In a new study, researchers from the United Kingdom have found that cystic fibrosis patients are more likely to pick up multi-drug resistant infections in hospitals than was previously believed.

Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses how antibiotic prescribing data vary across the United States.

Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about the importance of educating patients on antibiotic use.

Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses antibiotic prescribing data, with an emphasis on outpatient settings.

Lauri A. Hicks, DO, captain, US Public Health Service, director, Office of Antibiotic Stewardship, medical director, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discusses “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week” and partnerships with international organizations.

European researchers have found that bacterial DNA molecules called plasmids are driving the evolution of antibiotic resistance in ways previously unknown.

Marcos Pires, PhD, assistant professor at Lehigh University, discusses the threat of antibiotic resistance.

Emergency room providers are misdiagnosing too many patients with cellulitis, according to a new study, causing unnecessary hospitalizations and inappropriate antibiotic use.

Vikas Gupta, PharmD, BCPS, director of Clinical Strategy at Becton Dickinson, explains how his team identified national projections of drug-resistant pathogens.

The scope of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in West Africa, until recently, has not been well-understood, but a new study on eight countries in the region shows that the superbug is more common than previous estimates suggested.

Recently, FDA reviewers met to discuss a new drug application submitted by Cempra Pharmaceuticals to treat community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.

A new study from the CDC and the Pew Charitable Trusts shows that 52% of patients are receiving the wrong antibiotics for their sinus infections, middle ear infections, and pharyngitis.

Students from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom have developed a new diagnostic tool which promises a novel way to detect bacterial infections and prevent the inappropriate use of antibiotics for viral infections.

A new study from United Kingdom researchers finds that nearly one-quarter of the global population is infected with latent tuberculosis (TB), a finding that exposes the challenges ahead for the World Health Organization’s End TB Strategy.

Researchers at University of Chicago Medicine have created an antibiotic stewardship training program for internal medicine residents that incorporates social media platforms, offering a technological tool for a growing health problem.

Marcos Pires, PhD, assistant professor at Lehigh University, explains whether or not his team’s strategy to use immunotherapy as a substitute for antibiotics will vary from patient to patient.