Antibiotics Stewardship Remains Open Question On Capitol Hill
Executive Summary
FDA’s role in the practice of medicine becomes an issue as IDSA’s proposal to spur antibiotic development by coupling small trials with limited use comes late to the antibiotic incentives debate on Capitol Hill.
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