Archive: 25/01/2017
NIH advances understanding of defenses against antibiotic-resistant klebsiella bacteria
Klebsiella bacteria cause about 10 percent of all hospital-acquired infections in the United States. K. pneumoniae sequence type 258 (ST258) is one of the Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae organisms labeled an urgent ...
Jan 25, 2017
VA reduces antibiotic use in system-wide antimicrobial stewardship initiative
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reduced inpatient antibiotic use by 12 percent and decreased use of broad-spectrum antibiotics through a multi-year, system-wide antimicrobial stewardship initiative, according to ...
Jan 25, 2017
Good outcomes with 'telepsychiatry' in medical treatment of opioid use disorder
For people with opioid use disorder receiving medication treatment with buprenorphine, a telepsychiatry approach—using videoconferencing as an alternative to in-person group sessions—provides similar clinical outcomes, ...
Jan 25, 2017