Who. World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-antimicrobial-awareness-week/2021. Accessed on November 17, 2021.
Who. World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-antimicrobial-awareness-week/2021. Accessed on November 17, 2021.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is scheduled for November 18-24. According to the WHO, this year's theme is "raising awareness and curbing drug resistance."
The campaign aims to help raise global awareness of antibiotic resistance and encourage healthcare providers, policy makers and the public to adopt best practices to help curb the spread of antibiotic resistance.
To commemorate this moment, we have compiled a list of the latest 10 stories about antibiotics.
The use of fluoroquinolones varies depending on the age of the provider
The use of fluoroquinolones decreased between 2015 and 2016, partly due to FDA recommendations. However, their use still varies greatly depending on the age of the provider and other characteristics. read more.
Researchers found "clear goals" for antibiotic management in the mental health sector
Researchers report that in the mental health departments of more than 100 Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, approximately 10% of patients have been exposed to antibiotics—far below the levels reported by emergency hospitals. read more.
"Important Down Payment": The U.S. pledges to provide US$2B to combat antimicrobial resistance
The American Academy of Infectious Diseases said that the Biden administration plans to allocate more than $2 billion in federal funds to build infrastructure to fight drug-resistant infections, which "encouraged" it. read more.
"Neglected" in medical short-term accommodation units is a source of antibiotic abuse
An evaluation of 100 patients discharged from two medical short-term hospitalization wards showed that 78% of their antibiotic prescriptions involved overuse of at least one antibiotic, and 28% involved multiple antibiotics. read more.
A large study found that most antibiotic prescriptions do not have access or ID-related codes
A study that evaluated more than 22 million outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the United States found that more than half of them were not related to clinician visits or infection-related diagnoses. read more.
Research shows reduction of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in VA hospitals
According to data from the Veterans Health Administration pharmacy, from 2011 to 2018, outpatient antibiotic prescriptions fell by nearly 4% each year. read more.
American dentists prescribe twice as many antibiotics as Australian dentists
A study evaluating the prescription habits of dentists in Australia, British Columbia, Europe and the United States found that American dentists prescribe the most antibiotics for each population. read more.
During the pandemic, the health system found that the use of RTI antibiotics had dropped by nearly 80%
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the “significant drop” in respiratory virus testing was associated with a 79% decrease in outpatient antibiotic prescription rates for respiratory infections. read more.
Despite management push, progress has been made in reducing the use of antibiotics
From 1999 to 2018, the use of antibiotics in the United States dropped significantly, although there has not been any decline in the past ten years, despite the promotion of antibiotic management. read more.
WHO: No antibiotics under development are sufficient to solve the problem of drug resistance
Among the 43 traditional antibiotics in the clinical pipeline for key WHO pathogens, Clostridium difficile or tuberculosis, none of them can adequately solve the problem of drug resistance. read more.
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