Nurse engagement and empowerment is a key to strengthening antimicrobial stewardship programs, according to a study presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Researchers have observed an increase in antibiotic prescribing among nurse practitioners and ...

Both nurse practitioners and physicians are prescribing inappropriate antibiotics to patients with viral upper-respiratory tract infections, a practice that may lead to increased rates of ...

25% of people said that they would take antibiotics without the direction of a medical professional—this from a diverse mix of patients randomly surveyed in the waiting rooms of 4 Houston-area public ...

Valerie Ness received funding from the Chief Scientist Office/Scottish Infection Research Network. Jacqui Reilly, Kareena McAloney-Kocaman, Kay Currie, and Lesley Price do not work for, consult, own ...

News that back pain could be “cured” by antibiotics has prompted wide media coverage, with The Independent reporting that “Half a million sufferers of back pain ‘could be cured with antibiotics’.” The ...

Child: I don't feel so good. Achoo! My nose is so stuffy and my throat hurts. Parent 1: You know how frustrating it is trying to help your kids when they're sick. A visit to the doctor's office can be ...