Clinical App Provides Antimicrobial Usage Guidelines at Point of Care

A new app released by the University of Nebraska Medical Center is addressing antimicrobial resistance by providing point of care access to antimicrobial usage guidelines.

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The app, created by the Infectious Diseases Division in the Department of Internal Medicine, outlines clinical protocols and dosing information for antimicrobial use in a handheld format, according to a university news release.

The department developed the app to help guide physicians to better antimicrobial use to help reduce resistance and improve patient outcomes.

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