High levels of discordant antimicrobial therapy in hospital-acquired bloodstream infections is associated with increased mortality in an intensive care, low antimicrobial resistance setting.
In this study we aimed to investigate proportions of patients that received discordant empirical antimicrobial therapy and its association to mortality.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study model was undertaken to outline BSI in an intensive care, single centre, and low antimicrobial resistance prevalence setting. We used descriptive statistics to delineate proportions of patients that received discordant empirical antimicrobial therapy, and a correlation model and a logistic regression model to calculate the association with mortality and predictors of receiving discordant therapy, respectively.
Results: From 2014 to 2...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 2, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) and European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD)
The focus for WAAW and EAAD in England will be on raising the awareness of the risks of antimicrobial resistance in health and social care workers, as well as patients who have been prescribed antibiotics and is supported by a digital toolkit. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antimicrobial Resistance and Mortality; Teaching Teens About Vaping
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 22, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Breaking The Mold: A Creative Musical Teaches About Antimicrobial Resistance
How can you make learning about antibiotic resistance fun and memorable? Make it into a musical, like The Mold That Changed the World! (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 19, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
The burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region in 2019: a cross-country systematic analysis
Analysis estimates there were 541,000 deaths associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and 133,000 deaths attributable to bacterial AMR in the WHO European region in 2019, with the largest fatal burden associated with bloodstream infections (195,000 deaths). (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Collaborative action supports SDGs
13 October 2022, Cairo – The consensus among participants in the panel discussion “Supporting Member States to accelerate the implementation of health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through joint action by UN country teams (UNCTs)”, held during the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, was that efforts by partners must complement each other rather than compete.
Moderated by Dr Christoph Hamelmann, Chef de Cabinet at the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Member State representatives appraised the joint actions of UN agencies in responding to national ...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 13, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
High levels of discordant antimicrobial therapy in hospital-acquired bloodstream infections is associated with increased mortality in an intensive care, low antimicrobial resistance setting.
In this study we aimed to investigate proportions of patients that received discordant empirical antimicrobial therapy and its association to mortality.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study model was undertaken to outline BSI in an intensive care, single centre, and low antimicrobial resistance prevalence setting. We used descriptive statistics to delineate proportions of patients that received discordant empirical antimicrobial therapy, and a correlation model and a logistic regression model to calculate the association with mortality and predictors of receiving discordant therapy, respectively.
Results: From 2014 to 2...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - October 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance
[allAfrica] Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 30, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
The Impact of COVID-19 on Antimicrobial Resistance in the US 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 (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - September 27, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
Africa: Answering the Challenges Posed By Antimicrobial Resistance on the Continent
[IPS] Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 22, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Limiting Antibiotic Overprescription in Pandemics: New Guidelines Limiting Antibiotic Overprescription in Pandemics: New Guidelines
COVID-19 led to antibiotic overprescription in hospitals and a surge in antimicrobial resistance. New guidelines on antibiotic stewardship intend to prevent a repeat of this scenario in future pandemics.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Answering the Challenges Posed by Antimicrobial Resistance
We are failing to take antimicrobial resistance seriously, perhaps because it is not glamorous and relatable. Credit: Bigstock.By External SourceSep 21 2022 (IPS) Staphylococcus aureus is the source of a skin infection that can turn deadly if drug resistant. Estimates regarding the most common resistant variation, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), exceed 100,000 deaths globally in 2019.
But up until recently, we did not have a solid grasp on how much of a problem MRSA—or any other antimicrobial resistant pathogen—was in Africa. It turns out, after testing 187,000 samples from 14 countries for antibiot...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Africa Headlines Health Source Type: news
Self-reported antibiotic stewardship and infection control measures from 57 intensive care units: An international ID-IRI survey
We explored the self-reported antibiotic stewardship (AS), and infection prevention and control (IPC) activities in intensive care units (ICUs) of different income settings. A cross-sectional study was conducted using an online questionnaire to collect data about IPC and AS measures in participating ICUs. The study participants were Infectious Diseases-International Research Initiative (IDI-IR) members, committed as per their institutional agreement form. We analyzed responses from 57 ICUs in 24 countries (Lower-middle income (LMI), n = 13; Upper-middle income (UMI), n = 33; High-income (HI), n = 11). This represented (~5%...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WHO's first global infection prevention and control report
The new WHO report provides the first-ever global situation analysis of how IPC programmes are being implemented in countries around the world, including regional and country focuses. While highlighting the harm to patients and healthcare workers caused by HAIs and antimicrobial resistance, the report also addresses the impact and cost-effectiveness of infection prevention and control programmes and the strategies and resources available to countries to improve them. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Seychelles: Experts From FAO and Seychelles Meet to Draft Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan
[Seychelles News Agency] Authorities in Seychelles have joined forces with experts from the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) to draft an antimicrobial resistance action plan for the island nation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 19, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
