CDC Stepping Up Efforts To Reduce Antibiotic Resistance Caused By Overprescribing.

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up efforts to get hospitals and doctors to create better systems to reduce antibiotic resistance caused by overprescribing...said” epidemiologist Katherine Fleming-Dutra, MD, of the CDC’s Office of Antibiotic Stewardship. A study (6/28) published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that “about 30 percent of US outpatient antibiotic prescriptions were inappropriate.” Dr. Fleming-Dutra, who “led the study,” said, “Our goal is that every patient gets…antibiotics only when needed, and when needed, that they get the right antibiotic at the right dose and for the right duration.” She added, “In order to accomplish that goal, we would like to see every provider and health care facility incorporate antibiotic stewardship.” http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-06-28/cdc-increases-efforts-to-reduce-antibiotic-resistance