Importance Antimicrobial resistance continues to spread rapidly at a global scale. Little
evidence exists on the association of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) with the …

Antibiotics have transformed medicine, saving millions of lives since they were first used to
treat a bacterial infection. However, antibiotics administered to target a specific pathogen …

Triptolide (TP), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been reported to be effective in the
treatment of autoimmune diseases and exerting antineoplastic activity in several human …

Evidence-based guidelines for implementation and measurement of antibiotic stewardship
interventions in inpatient populations including long-term care were prepared by a …

Background The first publication of this review in Issue 3, 2005 included studies up to
November 2003. This update adds studies to December 2006 and focuses on application of …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea is among the most common adverse events related to
antibiotic use. Most cases are mild, but Clostridium difficile infection causes a spectrum of …

Antibiotic overuse contributes to antibiotic resistance, which is a threat to public health.
Antibiotic stewardship is a practice dedicated to prescribing antibiotics only when necessary …

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

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common bacterial infections, with roughly
eleven‐million cases reported in the US each year that cost an estimated $5 billion annually …