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Impact of a Multimodal Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Susceptibility and Antimicrobial Use in the Intensive Care Unit Setting

Critical Care Research and Practice, 2011
Objective. To study the impact of our multimodal antibiotic stewardship program on Pseudomonas aeruginosa susceptibility and antibiotic use in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Methods.
Douglas Slain, Arif R. Sarwari, Karen O. Petros, Richard L. McKnight, Renee B. Sager, Charles J. Mullett, Alison Wilson, John G. Thomas, Kathryn Moffett, H. Carlton Palmer, Harakh V. Dedhia   +10 more
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Antibiotic stewardship knowledge and belief differences among healthcare professionals in hospitals: A survey study

Heliyon, 2021
Background: Collaborative practice in healthcare has been recommended to improve the quality of antimicrobial stewardship interventions, a behavioral change in antimicrobial use.
Fauna Herawati, Abdul Kadir Jaelani, Heru Wijono, Abdul Rahem, Setiasih, Rika Yulia, Retnosari Andrajati, Diantha Soemantri   +7 more
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Towards appropriate guidance for the ethical challenges of environmentally sustainable prescribing

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
The environmental impact of medicines poses a significant threat to planetary and public health, making it essential to integrate environmental sustainability into prescribing practices. While the most effective measures to reduce environmental impact, such as reducing unnecessary prescriptions and medication waste, are consistent with appropriate ...
Joost D. Piët, Steven R. Kraaijeveld, Erik M. Donker, Milan C. Richir, Caroline T. A. Moermond, Amy Booth, SanYuMay Tun, Thijs H. Oude Munnink, Patricia M. L. A. van den Bemt, Lorena Dima, Ben J. A. Janssen, Mathilde Jalving, Tomás Mauro van Emden, Fabrizio de Ponti, Robert Likic, João Costa, Marc Labriffe, Charlotte L. Bekker, Carlotta Lunghi, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Michiel A. van Agtmael, Yolande Voskes, Jelle Tichelaar   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Burden of antimicrobial resistance and estimated economic impact of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Iran— A 2000 to 2021 analysis

New Microbes and New Infections
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) poses a growing public health threat in Iran. This study assessed the burden of K.
Amirhossein Shahsavand, Ali Golestani, Samaneh Akbarpour, Mohammadreza Salehi, Arash Seifi, Keyhan Mohammadi, Maryam Shafaati   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Sustainability Labelling on Consumers' Evaluation and Choice of Food Products: A Systematic Literature Review

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The last five years of research on sustainability labelling, reported in 175 journal articles, documents its effectiveness in increasing consumer choices of more sustainable food products. Some sustainability labels come out as stronger than others and their impact varies across products, countries, and individual consumers, depending on label
John Thøgersen, Lucía Romero‐Verdú, Anne O. Peschel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antibiotic stewardship for nurses: Using e-learning modules to bridge the education gap

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
Objective: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called for an interdisciplinary approach to antibiotic stewardship implementation that includes front-line nurses. The literature to date has identified key factors preventing uptake by nurses:
Mary T. Catanzaro
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and impact of respiratory tract infections on outcomes in patients with status epilepticus: A 20‐year longitudinal observation

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study was undertaken to identify the incidence of respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in a large cohort of adult patients with status epilepticus (SE) and to characterize their associations with clinical features and outcome determinants.
Sebastian Berger, Sira M. Baumann, Urs Fisch, Lisa Hert, Pascale Grzonka, Sabina Hunziker, Stephan Rüegg, Sarah Tschudin‐Sutter, Raoul Sutter   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding of Pharmacy Students towards Antibiotic Use, Antibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: A Cross-Sectional Study from Punjab, Pakistan

Antibiotics, 2021
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a significant issue for public health globally. An adequate understanding of ABR and the approaches used to tackle ABR, including antibiotic stewardship programs, are vital.
Khezar Hayat, Shazia Jamshed, Meagen Rosenthal, Noman Ul Haq, Jie Chang, Muhammad Fawad Rasool, Usman Rashid Malik, Anees Ur Rehman, Kashif Maqbool Khan, Yu Fang   +9 more
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The gut microbiome and drug‐resistant epilepsy: Microbiome–antiseizure medication interactions and implications for pharmacoresistance

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) affects approximately one‐third of patients with epilepsy and represents a major unmet clinical need. While traditional hypotheses of pharmacoresistance have focused on alterations in drug targets, efflux transporter overexpression, and intrinsic disease severity, the gut microbiome has recently emerged as a ...
Khaled Zammar, Majd A. AbuAlrob, Musab Ali, Simona Lattanzi, Boulenouar Mesraoua   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of factors influencing inpatient antibiotic prescribing decisions in the Veterans’ Health Administration

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
To investigate factors that influence antibiotic prescribing decisions, we interviewed 49 antibiotic stewardship champions and stakeholders across 15 hospitals. We conducted thematic analysis and subcoding of decisional factors.
Evan T. Economos, Cassie Cunningham Goedken, Stacey Hockett Sherlock, Katie J. Suda, Matthew Goetz, Erin Balkenende, Emily E. Chasco, Aaron M. Scherer, Michihiko Goto, Eli N. Perencevich, Heather Schacht Reisinger, Daniel J. Livorsi, for the Veterans’ Affairs–Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Practice–Based Research Network (VA-CDC PBRN)   +12 more
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