Background Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs have shown to reduce the
emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and health-care-associated infections (HAIs) …

Background Unnecessary antibiotic use (AU) contributes to increased rates of Clostridioides
difficile infection (CDI). The impact of antibiotic restriction on hospital-onset CDI (HO-CDI) …

Abstract Objective Nursing homes (NHs) are an important target for antibiotic stewardship
(AS). We describe a collaborative model to reduce Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) in …

Objective We conducted a quality improvement initiative to restrict fluoroquinolone
prescribing on two inpatient units housing high-risk patients and applied a human factors …

Background: Fluoroquinolones (FQs) and extended-spectrum cephalosporins (ESCs) are
associated with higher risk of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Decreasing the …

Hospital wastewaters (HWWs) are reported to be hotspots for antibiotics and antibiotic-
resistant bacteria. However, limited information involves the impact of these effluents on …

Objective Several recommendations based on probiotics with a Clostridiodes difficile
infection (CDI) prevention bundle were developed. Methods Using a modified Delphi …

Microbial metabolism is a major determinant of antibiotic susceptibility. Environmental
conditions that modify metabolism, notably oxygen availability and redox potential, can …

Introducción Clostridioides difficile (CD) es la primera causa de diarrea asociada al cuidado
de salud en los países desarrollados. En los últimos años, la incidencia de la infección …

Objective The aim was to develop and evaluate the impact of a new model in which the
infectious disease (ID) physician and pharmacist work together to treat diabetic foot …