Medscape Commentaries
CDC Head Answers Your Questions on Antibiotic Resistance
Robert D. Glatter, MD, an emergency medicine physician, interviewed Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about the "National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria," released on March 27. We asked Dr. Frieden what this initiative will mean for practicing clinicians.
Robert D. Glatter, MD, an emergency medicine physician, interviewed Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about the "National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria," released on March 27. We asked Dr. Frieden what this initiative will mean for practicing clinicians.
Antibiotics, Resistance, and Learning From Ebola
Dr. Hansa Bhargava from WebMD/Medscape joins Dr. Tom Frieden to discuss antibiotic resistance and other infectious disease issues.
Dr. Hansa Bhargava from WebMD/Medscape joins Dr. Tom Frieden to discuss antibiotic resistance and other infectious disease issues.
Antibiotic Prescribing in Hospitals: Improvements Needed
About half of hospital patients receive an antibiotic during the course of their stay. But doctors in some hospitals prescribe 3 times more antibiotics than doctors in other hospitals, even though patients were receiving care in similar areas of each hospital.
About half of hospital patients receive an antibiotic during the course of their stay. But doctors in some hospitals prescribe 3 times more antibiotics than doctors in other hospitals, even though patients were receiving care in similar areas of each hospital.
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