Search Tag: antimicrobial resistance
Measuring Global Response to Antimicrobial Resistance
2023 24 Jan
In order to evaluate current progress and future planning to overcome antimicrobial resistance, it is important to understand strategic commitments and policy responses. The most important mechanism guiding national strategy and action for antimicrobial resistance governance is the national action plans (NAPs). Several NAPs have been developed, but... Read more
Rapid Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Resistance in the ICU
2022 14 Oct
The need to address the problem of antimicrobial resistance, the importance of faster diagnosis of bacterial infections and an overview of rapid diagnostic testing. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rapidly increasing on a global scale. The discovery of penicillin revolutionised the field of medicine, providing safe harbour from the most... Read more
Reducing Antibiotic Resistance in the ICU
2022 14 Oct
This article reviews practices currently available to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance and novel therapies that are presently being developed. Introduction Among healthcare providers, and especially among those working with intensive care unit (ICU) patients, one of the greatest concerns that has emerged in recent decades has... Read more
Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes
2022 29 Aug
Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare have conducted a survey to identify and stratify antimicrobial stewardship programmes into four different groups to study the effectiveness of these models to best enhance patient care and reduce the rise of antibiotic resistance. The results are published in Clinical Infectious Diseases . Antimicrobial... Read more
Sepsis in Critical Care
2022 16 Mar
Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit. Nearly 14 million adults and 2.5 million children survive sepsis each year worldwide. In addition, sepsis survivors are known to experience poor long-term outcomes and often develop functional limitations thereafter. It is thus evident that the long-term impact... Read more
Sepsis in Critical Care: Effective Antimicrobial Strategies in ICU
2022 16 Mar
ICU sepsis is associated with a mortality rate >25%, with nosocomial infection most lethal, and community acquired infection more common. Optimal management requires identification of the site of infection (lung, abdomen and blood stream most commonly), a focus on the likely pathogens based on risk factors for resistance, and provision of timely and... Read more
PCT-guided Antibiotic Stewardship in COVID-19 Patients
2020 14 Sep
Professor Michael Mansour is a physician-scientist with a research concentration in immune responses against invading pathogens. He attends on the Clinical Transplant Infectious Diseases and Immunocompromised Host Service at the Massachusetts General Hospital - Division of Infectious Diseases, where he cares for solid and stem cell transplant recipients... Read more
#LIVES2019: Findings from the DIANA Study
2019 01 Oct
Liesbet De Bus of Ghent University Hospital, Belgium, presented the findings of the DetermInants of Antimicrobial use aNd de-escalAtion (DIANA) study @ESICM #LIVES2019 in Berlin. Dr. De Bus started off by explaining the concept of de-escalation and how it is all about finding a balance between early adequate antimicrobial therapy on the one... Read more