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Antimicrobial Stewardship May Help Address Hospital-Acquired AKI and C. difficile Infection

Posted on March 9, 2021March 12, 2021Reading Time: 2 minutes

Acute kidney injury and C. diff infection are costly problems for hospitals and healthcare systems. These conditions are associated with poorer patient outcomes, including increased mortality and longer length of hospital stay.

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Shortening Antibiotic Treatment Duration to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

Posted on April 9, 2020April 14, 2020Reading Time: 2 minutes

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to our antibiotic infrastructure, which is already compromised due to a lack of new therapies. That threat makes antimicrobial stewardship even more important.

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Can Deep-Sea Sponges Assist in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance?

Posted on January 10, 2019February 25, 2020Reading Time: 3 minutes

“We have found that deep-sea microorganisms, especially actinomycetes, are an attractive, untapped source for the discovery of anti-infective agents,” said Guojun Wang, Ph.D., assistant research professor at FAU Harbor Branch.

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Could a Novel Sugar Additive Be Fueling the Clostridium difficile Pandemic?

Posted on December 4, 2018February 25, 2020Reading Time: 2 minutes

A Baylor team’s research suggests that that the dramatic increase in nosocomial Clostridium difficile infections can be attributed, at least partially, to a type of sugar called trehalose.

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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 Toolkit

November 23, 2020

Each year, healthcare organizations, schools, governments, companies, and communities around...

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