Antibiotic Resistance Perspective

• Endemic Melioidosis in the United States Melioidosis from B pseudomallei is now locally endemic to the southern continental United States.
  CDC Expert Commentary, April 21, 2023
• Emergency Risk Communication for Healthcare Professionals The COCA and HAN team at CDC focuses on emergency preparedness and response communication tailored to healthcare professionals.
  CDC Expert Commentary, March 02, 2023
• Young Children Quickly Outgrow the Need for Ear Tubes Dr Michael Pichichero discusses the timing and necessity of tympanostomy tubes for recurrent otitis media in young children.
  MDedge, February 15, 2023
• Advice on Antibiotics For Kids During Shortages Prescribing antibiotics for children with viral infections has led to a shortage of the most commonly used antibiotics.
  CHOP Expert Commentary, February 03, 2023
• Is Bacterial Resistance the Next Pandemic? Fears that a new health policy in the UK increases the risk of emerging bacteria resistance is just one sign that we are still not doing things right.
  Medscape Blogs, November 21, 2022
• IDWeek 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from IDWeek 2022
  October 18, 2022
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Antimicrobial Resistance in the US   Arjun Srinivasan, MD, deputy director for program improvement in the division of healthcare quality promotion at the CDC, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on antimicrobial resistance.
  CDC Expert Commentary, September 27, 2022
• One Thing You Can Do to Be a Better Antimicrobial Steward The World Health Organization has declared that antimicrobial resistance is one of the top ten global public health threats. So what can you do to become a better antimicrobial steward?
  Medscape Blogs, September 01, 2022
• Serotypes Not in Vaccines Results in Pneumococcal Disease Michael E. Pichichero, MD, discusses his group's findings examining current pneumococcal stereotypes in children.
  MDedge, August 24, 2022
• For Many Infections, Source Control Is Key Source control is a primary component of successful management for many infections. Why, then, is it so hard for providers to talk about getting it done?
  Medscape Blogs, August 10, 2022
• Caught Up in CAUTIs: The Importance of Diagnostic Stewardship Diagnostic stewardship has proven effective in reducing C diff infections. We need diagnostic stewardship for other hospital acquired infections as well.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, August 01, 2022
• Leadership Needed to Fight Superbugs and Health Inequities A bill before Congress could incentivize the development of new antimicrobials.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 28, 2022
• Think About Antibiotics Like We Think About Chemotherapy Healthcare providers can be somewhat cavalier about ordering antibiotics. Maybe if we thought about antibiotics like we think about chemotherapy, we'd do better with our prescribing practices.
  Medscape Blogs, April 27, 2022
• Health Quality: Protecting Patients and Clinicians From Medical Errors Medical errors take thousands of lives annually while imposing exorbitant economic costs. Designing more effective and human-centered approaches can improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.
  Medscape Blogs, April 20, 2022
• ECCMID 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ECCMID 2022
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 13, 2022
• Managing Acne Well   Use one of these fixed-dose combos first. And what about oral contraceptives? Dr Neil Skolnik summarizes the recommendations.
  Medscape Family Medicine, March 23, 2022
• Antibiotic Resistance: A COVID-19 Crisis We will eventually emerge from COVID-19, or at least achieve a sense of post-pandemic normalcy, but we must ensure that the pandemic does not pave the way for other infectious agents.
  Medscape Blogs, March 11, 2022
• WSPID 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from WSPID 2022
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, March 03, 2022
• Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19: They Tried to Make Me Go to Rehab   Recognized experts in acute pulmonary care discuss the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients recovering from CAP, including COVID pneumonia.
  Medscape TV, December 20, 2021
• Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19: In Sickness and in Health   Experts discuss the challenges of managing a patient’s protracted journey from acute pneumonia to pulmonary rehabilitation, including ways to help restore function and independence.
  Medscape TV, November 11, 2021