Mapping the rise of ESBL E. coli across the nation
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common cause of urinary tract, bloodstream, and various other infections resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics. Because…
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a common cause of urinary tract, bloodstream, and various other infections resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics. Because…
Frequent, universal COVID-19 testing has been one of the chief preventive methods used in long-term care facilities (LTCs). Although only 8% of COVID-19 cases occur in…
Bacterial infections that develop resistance to drugs affect at least 2.8 million Americans each year. Gram-negative rod (GNR) infections especially have high and emerging resistance…
Article: Inpatient Fluoroquinolone Stewardship Improves the Quantity and Quality of Fluoroquinolone-prescribing at Hospital Discharge: A Retrospective Analysis among 122 Veterans Health Administration Hospitals Authors: Hiroyuki…
Drs. Christine Cho and Michihiko Goto, Division of Infectious Diseases, have published a rare case in a recent issue of New England Journal of Medicine….
A team led by Michihiko Goto, MD, MSCI, Clinical Assistant Professor in Infectious Diseases, has recently won a three-year, $778,000 VA grant to begin a…
A team of researchers led by Dr. Michihiko Goto within the VA’s Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE) has just completed a study…