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Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance Newsletter

Antimicrobial Stewardship Newsletters

The Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance (ASR) Update is a biannual newsletter providing updates on news, reports, research, policies, and events related to antimicrobial stewardship and resistance in California.

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Issue 7, November 2025 U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2025 (PDF)
	U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2025 Proactive Strategies to Detect Echinocandin-Resistant Candida auris Carbapenemase Testing: Critical as Difficult-to-Treat Carbapenemase-Producing Organism Cases Rise A Collaborative Approach to Antimicrobial Stewardship in San Diego County Skilled Nursing Facilities CDPH LA County Gold Project Spotlights CDPH HAI ASP Honor Roll Gold Designation Spotlight
Issue 6, August 2025 Improving Interfacility Communication (PDF)
	Interfacility Transfer Form Barriers and Solutions Electronic Solutions for Interfacility Communication Using Interfacility Electronic Medical Record Access to Improve Stewardship Examples of Hospitals Updating their Electronic Medical Record to Improve Transfers Examples of Local Health Departments Facilitating Interfacility Notification of MDRO Status Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Strengthens Recommendations for Carbapenemase Testing of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales State Lab Announces New STAR-Carba Assay CDPH Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll Gold-Level Facility Spotlights Updates
Issue 5, November 2024 U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2024 (PDF)
	U.S. Antibiotic Awareness week 2024 Strategies to Address Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Suspected Urinary Tract Infections Local Health Department Stewardship Resources Penicillin Allergy Delabeling Sacramento MDRO Prevention Collaborative CDPH AS Project Updates CDPH ASP Honor Roll Gold Members
Issue 4, May 2024 AS and AR Resource Issue (PDF)
	NHSN AUR Module Resources Learn more about... Diagnostic Stewardship Resources Carbapenemase Testing Candida auris Testing Regional and State Testing Resources AR Lab Network Microbial Diseases Laboratory Local Public Health Laboratory Resources Commercial and Reference Laboratory Testing Resources Updated CLSI Breakpoint Requirement Resources Updated CDPH Priority Pathogen Documents Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources Spotlight On... Facilities Submitting Carbapenem-Resistant Isolates ASP Honor Roll 2023 Gold Members ASP Honor Roll Gold Member Community Engagement Highlights
Issue 3, September 2023 Go Purple for U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2023 (PDF)
	Go Purple for U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2023 Telemedicine and Antimicrobial Stewardship New NHSN AUR module CDPH HAI ASP Honor Roll Updates Antimicrobial Resistance Updates Spotlight On... Local Public Health Laboratory Candida auris Admission Screening Sutter Hospitals on the Honor Roll ASP Honor Roll Gold Designations
Issue 2, May 2023 *Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance: Facing the Threat of Candida auris* (PDF)**
	Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance: The Threat of Candida auris (C. auris) Addressing the Increasing Threat of C. auris in California Early Detection to Prevent Widespread Transmission Infection Prevention and Control Activities and Guidance to Complement Enhanced Detection Multistate Outbreak of Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Artificial Tears Spotlight On... Laboratories Local Health Departments Facilities: ASP Honor Roll
Issue 1, September 2022 Antimicrobial Stewardship During Cold and Flu Season (plus COVID-19 (PDF)
	Cold, Flu, and COVID-19 CDC COVID-19 AR Report Current AR Landscape AR/AS Project Highlights Honor Roll Spotlights