Becoming Good Stewards of Antibiotics

<p><strong>When you change the way you look at things the things you look at change.</strong></p><p>A medical disaster looms on the horizon.</p><p>Antibiotic effectiveness is failing while strains of life-threatening multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) continue to rise. Vaccines cannot solve the problem. Newer and stronger drugs can't cure it. More research is unnecessary because we already know the root cause: overuse of antibiotics. </p><p>Dr. Peter Patterson understands that using antibiotics just in case is ingrained in our culture. Everyone from health care professionals to patients and their advocates shares the blame-but we cannot afford to let the practice continue. <em>Becoming Good Stewards of Antibiotics</em> is a call to action to restore and preserve antibiotic effectiveness.</p><p>Every chapter of <em>Becoming Good Stewards of Antibiotics</em> offers key takeaways you can immediately begin implementing. Discover actionable suggestions for improved patient care and better protocols. Underscored with wry wit and true-to-life tales Dr. Patterson warns of the tragedy of a post-antibiotic era as he explains how to prevent it from happening.</p>