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Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance Recruiting New Agents


 

EXPERT ANALYSIS FROM THE ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Another strategy for combating antibiotic resistance involves improving ways to use available antibiotics on the market. Dr. Miller said that there are eight National Institutes of Health–funded trials aimed at this approach, including short-course therapy, narrow-spectrum therapies, combination vs. monotherapy, and pharmacodynamic dosing guidance.

Dr. Miller said that she had no relevant financial disclosures to make.

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