Antibiotic Resistance

May 04, 2022

An investigation offers more evidence that shorter antibiotic courses can be just as effective as longer ones.

April 12, 2022

Follow best practices when prescribing antibiotics in the pediatric population

March 22, 2022

Rethinking antibiotic guidelines was the focus of this session at the 43rd National Conference on Pediatric Health Care for pediatric nurse practitioners in Dallas, Texas.

March 11, 2021

The push to responsibly use antibiotics has led to shorter treatment courses when the efficacy is similar to a longer one. A study examines whether shorter courses could be effective in treating community-acquired pneumonia.

February 04, 2021

It is more important than ever for health care professionals to remember that overprescribing these drugs can have life-threatening consequences.

November 17, 2020

A presentation at the virtual 2020 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition offered a case-based format to highlight several important clinical pearls relating to optimizing antimicrobial use in the outpatient and inpatient pediatrics settings.

October 21, 2020

Controlling exposure to antibiotics is important for stewardship programs, and is even more important in neonatal intensive care unit. A report on a quality improvement program offers some good news.

July 06, 2020

Reducing antibiotic resistance has been a high priority for quality improvement programs. How well did one program do in reducing vancomycin use?

November 05, 2019

Using antibiotics for extended periods in preterm infants can have long-term damaging effects to their gut microbiota, according to a recent study.