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Antibiotic use plunged during pandemic

Written by | 20 May 2025

The use of antibiotics fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study in France. The research suggests that antimicrobial prescriptions declined during periods of social… read more.

Shorter, smarter, safer: Short-course antibiotics can revolutionize healthcare

Written by | 24 Jan 2025

Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis. Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National… read more.

Global antibiotic consumption has increased by more than 21 percent since 2016

Written by | 24 Nov 2024

A new study highlights recent, but fluctuating, growth in global human antibiotic consumption, one of the main drivers of growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR results in infections that… read more.

The Lancet: 750,000 deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance could be prevented every year through available vaccines, water and sanitation, and infection control methods

Written by | 27 May 2024

Speaking at the World Health Assembly, authors of a new Lancet Series call for urgent global action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and ensuring sustainable access to antibiotics through:… read more.

Purdue pharmacy researcher receives $2.4 million NIH grant to fight antimicrobial-resistant lung infections

Written by | 8 May 2024

Qi “Tony” Zhou, a researcher in Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fight lung infections that have established… read more.

Antimicrobial-resistant hospital infections remain at least 12% above pre-pandemic levels, major US study finds

Written by | 2 May 2024

Despite progress in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the USA since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital-acquired AMR infections remain well above pre-pandemic levels, according to a… read more.

Antibiotic stewardship opportunities in hospital pharmacy

Written by | 5 Apr 2024

28th EAHP Congress Highlights The theme of the 28th EAHP congress was Sustainable healthcare – opportunities and strategies. Management of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and good antimicrobial stewardship are… read more.

The new age of phage therapy: tackling antimicrobial resistant infections

Written by | 3 Jan 2024

ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting – Highlights Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) caused an estimated five million deaths in 2019 and by 2050 this is likely to rise to 10 million… read more.

Fungal infections cost U.S. $6.7B in a year

Written by | 3 Mar 2022

New research from the University of Georgia found that fungal infections account for $6.7 billion in health care spending in 2018. And that’s just the cases that were… read more.

Treating COVID-19 could lead to increased antimicrobial resistance

Written by | 14 Sep 2020

The use of antibiotics in people with COVID-19 could result in increased resistance to the drugs’ benefits among the wider population, a new study suggests.

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