Category: Antibiotic Awareness Week
Research Digest: Equity and Antimicrobial Stewardship
This post is part of a series recognizing Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2024. Research Digest is a periodic installment that recognizes the world-class clinical research performed right here at UNMC ID. Today, we review four articles covering the intersection of health equity and antimicrobial resistance/stewardship. As always, check out the linked full articles for more details. […]
Nov 22, 2024
Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Shorter is Better for Antimicrobial Stewardship
This post is part of a series recognizing Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2024. Today, we are sharing some examples of clinical situations where shorter antibiotic duration of treatment are recommended. This post was written by Jeremy Tigh, PharmD. Key Points8-10: Since 2019, IDSA has endorsed 5 days of antibiotics for patients with CAP who are clinically […]
Nov 21, 2024
This post is part of a series recognizing Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2024. Today, we feature a PharmtoExamTable post written by PharmD Candidate Theodore Blum. Read on to learn more! Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a hospital-acquired infection that affects anywhere from 5-40% of patients mechanically ventilated for two days or longer.1-2 In addition to a mortality rate […]
Nov 20, 2024
Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Equity and Stewardship
This post is part of a series recognizing Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2024. Today, we feature past and future seminars examining the intersection between health equity and antimicrobial stewardship. Read on to learn more! In the first seminar, recorded on May 22nd as part of the US 2024 Department of Health and Human Services Presidential Advisory […]
Nov 19, 2024
UNMC ID Recognizes Antibiotic Awareness Week
This week is U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW), which serves to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic and antifungal use and the threat antimicrobial resistance poses to people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. This year, the week’s theme is ‘Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance Takes All of Us.’ The CDC explains: “Antimicrobial resistance happens when […]
Nov 18, 2024
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