All Posts: antibiotic resistance
6 Articles
- News Release
Antibiotics Aren’t Effective for Most Lower Tract Respiratory Infections
Use of antibiotics provided no measurable impact on the severity or duration of coughs, even if a bacterial infection was present, finds a large prospective study of people who…
April 15, 2024
- News Release
Bacterial Resistance to Two Critical Antibiotics Widespread in Southeast Asia
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (August 12, 2019) — Resistance to two critical antibiotic types, one a “drug of last resort” when all others fail…
August 12, 2019
- GUMC Stories
Georgetown Partnership Explores Faith-based Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance at Second Rome Workshop
(April 12, 2019) — Religious communities have a potentially vital role to play in thwarting the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a “hidden” and yet looming global…
April 12, 2019
- GUMC Stories
A Commitment To Evidence Helps Merenstein Thrive As Physician-Scientist
(February 15, 2019) —As a tenured professor and the director of research programs in the department of family medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Daniel…
February 15, 2019
- GUMC Stories
Jesse Goodman: Taking on a "Slow Emergency"
On September 21, for only the fourth time in its history, the United Nations General Assembly is conducting a high-level meeting to address a critical global health issue. The…
September 21, 2016
- GUMC Stories
Doctors Speak Out on How Patients Can Slow the Spread of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Patients have a role to play in minimizing the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria, and at a recent Doctors Speak Out event, panelists shared strategies with attendees…
December 18, 2015