Infants whose mothers received intrapartum azithromycin had a higher prevalence of azithromycin-resistant E coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae compared with those who received placebo.
A total of 76% of patients were prescribed antibiotics.
The report suggests that policies to address AMR and its impacts need to take these factors into account.
More than a quarter of ED visits had inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions, and nearly half of those didn't even have a plausible indication for antibiotics.
Broad-spectrum antibiotic use was notably higher among cancer patients in the final months of life.
The report from the Global Coalition on Aging calls on G7 countries to contribute their 'fair share' to incentive structures to develop new antibiotics.
Researchers say the findings could help hospitals develop targeted hand-hygiene interventions.
A review and meta-analysis found that 15% of gram-negative bacterial isolates in India were resistant to the last-resort antibiotics.
The guidelines aim to prevent bloodstream infections caused by poor practices in the insertion, maintenance, and removal of peripheral intravenous catheters.
The project asks adopters to commit to antimicrobial stewardship principles developed by the International Poultry Council.
The plan aims to reduce antimicrobial use in people and animals, promote stewardship, and stimulate development of new drugs and vaccines.
The Global AMR Diary will collect the stories of patients, parents, providers, and others affected by drug-resistant bacterial infections.
Data from 152 countries show use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals climbed by 2% from 2019 to 2021.
Wellcome, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will each donate $100 million to the joint initiative.
The point-prevalence survey of European hospitals also found that 1 in 3 microorganisms detected in HAIs were resistant to antibiotics.
More than 75% of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates collected from patients in 9 states were defined as difficult to treat.
Uncooked chicken had the highest levels of antibiotic-resistant E coli, with similar levels found in chicken-based raw dog food.
The multisite collaborative was associated with improved antibiotic prescribing for pediatric pneumonia, skin and other soft-tissue infections, and urinary tract infections.
Using data on factors such as water quality and public health spending, researchers were able to estimate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates in countries lacking AMR surveillance data.
The RENOFARM initiative aims to work with governments, farmers, and other stakeholders to reduce the use of antimicrobials in livestock production.
Researchers say the findings could aid the development of interventions targeting the microbiome of mothers and their infants.
Salmonella was detected in 52% of commercial farm samples and in 19% of backyard farm samples.
After a brief dip in March 2020, the proportion of people who received one or more inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions returned to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021.
Black women hospitalized with BSIs caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales had more than double the risk of 30-day mortality as White women and Black men.
Pfizer's novel combination antibiotic Emblaveo (aztreonam-avibactam) will be an option for infections that have limited treatment options.