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“While levels of antibiotic use have declined… the number of reported antibiotic-resistant infections have risen."

A new supplement in @jac-amr.bsky.social lays out the key findings from the English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance (ESPAUR) report: 24-25.

A systematic review of #antimicrobialstewardship education for undergraduate students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary science and midwifery using COM-B framework. @jac-amr.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jacamr/artic...

A national survey showed knowledge of #AntimicrobialResistance differed among healthcare workers, demonstrating the need for targeted training to tackle AMR
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The French 10-year national policy had a successful impact on resistance to fluoroquinolones and third-generation cephalosporins in clinical E.coli from cattle, dogs and cats
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Article showing the impact of community pharmacy in the management of URTIs using TARGET TYI-RTI leaflets:
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Genomic surveillance reveals widespread, diverse OXA-244-producing E. coli in Jerusalem, underscoring urgent need for enhanced detection and control
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This paper investigates how resistance to antibiotics used for simple UTIs affects the resistance rate to antibiotics used to treat pyelonephritis:
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💊 Community pharmacists play a key role in tackling inappropriate antibiotic use!
This study explores how they decide when and how to intervene to improve prescriptions:
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Due to stability issues, there are limited options for OPAT in patients with CRAB infections. Extended stability data should be investigated:
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This study characterizes carbapenemase genes in Enterobacterales, A. baumannii & P. aeruginosa isolates collected via the National Surveillance of AMR Program
Novel carbapenemase genes and their combinations emerged in Peru during the #COVID19 pandemic
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The environmental impact of intravenous antimicrobial therapies: a comparison of OPAT and in-patient administration care pathways-right-to-reply We would like to thank the authors for their comments and would like to take this opportunity to highlight that the ‘Care pathways: guidance for appraising

The environmental impact of intravenous antimicrobial therapies: a comparison of OPAT and in-patient administration care pathways-right-to-reply
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Comment on: The environmental impact of intravenous antimicrobial therapies: a comparison of OPAT and inpatient administration care pathways
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This study describes two NDM-producing E. hormaechei isolates recovered in 2023 from hospitalized patients at a large academic medical centre in Southeast Michigan:
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Association of factors linked to health inequalities and the risk of antibiotic-resistant infection in high-income countries: a systematic scoping review AbstractIntroduction. Antibiotic-resistant infections (ARIs) disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, yet research of health inequalities in ARIs

Association between health inequalities and the risk of antibiotic-resistant infection in high-income countries: a scoping review:
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This study found that positive SARS-CoV-2 tests in long-term care facilities were associated with a decrease in antibiotic prescriptions, indicating potential influence on prescribing practices during outbreaks:
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‘Veterinary Prescribing Champions’ in farm practice implement #AntimicrobialStewardship changes across Wales within the Arwain Complex Intervention:
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Enterobacterales causing infections in the elderly showed a similar antimicrobial resistance profile but a lower frequency of CRE and MDR isolates when compared to adults:
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Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship bundle on the outcome of high-risk neutropenic patients with fever: a pre-post study AbstractBackground. Rapid antibiotic initiation is essential for managing potential infections following chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. However, excessi

In high-risk febrile neutropenic patients, an AMS bundle safely reduced broad-spectrum antibiotic use, shifting from MEM to CAZ and shortening treatment duration
A meaningful step forward in #AntimicrobialStewardship in high-risk populations
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This retrospective cohort study demonstrated feasibility of leveraging a national laboratory-based surveillance system to quantify the impact of antimicrobial-susceptible and -resistant hospital-onset bloodstream infections:
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Influence of PER-7 on cefiderocol susceptibility in clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii producing OXA-23 or OXA-72 carbapenemases Acinetobacter baumannii poses a significant challenge in clinical settings due to its ability to cause nosocomial infections and its extensive resistance t

This study showed that production of the ESBL PER-7 in A. baumannii leads to cefiderocol resistance, further limiting therapeutic options against this high-risk pathogen:
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There could be exchange of antibiotic resistance and resistance genes among bacterial isolates from clinical, environmental and poultry samples
This might increase circulation of antibiotic resistance:
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Costs for patients with antibiotic treatment failure and history of recurrence should be considered when treating patients with acute uncomplicated cystitis in Japan:
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This is the first survey done in almost 2 decades to examine the antimicrobial and prophylactic antifungal policies of UK tertiary level neonatal intensive care units and to assess these against the NICE neonatal infection guideline
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60% of Tanzanian NICU neonates carried MDR bacteria, incl. high-risk clones with shared plasmids. Urgent need for improved infection control:
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Antibiogram showing the resistance profiles of a Klebsiella pneumoniae complex isolate according to CLSI and EUCAST interpretations for a range of antimicrobial agents, as described in Dickinson et al., AMRrounds: Metallo-β-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae complex—everything and the kitchen zinc, JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, Volume 7, Issue 5, October 2025, dlaf187, https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf187 (CC-BY-NC 4.0)

Resistance mechanisms are reviewed in this case of an NDM and ESBL-producing K. pneumonia complex bloodstream infection treated with CZA+AZM
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Spanish dentists see antibiotic resistance as a problem but feel powerless
Education could empower their role in stewardship efforts:
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This 18-year study shows the increasing trend of ESBL E. coli in blood stream infections in Laos. These results have implications for treatment guidelines
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