Trends in infection incidence and antimicrobial resistance in the US Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: a nationwide retrospective cohort study (2007-22). Author(s): Pham TM, Zhang Y, Nevers M, Li H, Khader K, Grad YH, Lipsitch M, Samore M|Journal: Lancet Infect Dis|PMID: 39151443| August 2024 Antimicrobial resistance poses a major threat to public health. There are few comprehensive nationwide studies that quantify long-term trends in…
Antibiotic use and presumptive pathogens in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Author(s): Tedijanto C, Nevers M, Samore MH, Lipsitch M|Journal: Clin Infect Dis|PMID: 33621326| February 2021 Empirical antibiotic use is common in the hospital. Here, we characterize patterns of antibiotic use, infectious diagnoses, and microbiological lab…