IDSA Launches Coalition To Advocate Antibiotic Resistance Coordination

The Infectious Diseases Society of America -- along with key industry, provider and consumer groups -- Thursday (Sept. 4) launched the U.S. Stakeholder Forum on Antimicrobial Resistance (S-FAR), with a goal to work closely with government officials in crafting a coordinated strategy to combat antibiotic resistance. The new coalition comes as the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is poised to recommend more federal coordination in a forthcoming report focused on antibiotic resistance. S-FAR will hold its inaugural...