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C-reactive protein and procalcitonin for antimicrobial stewardship in COVID-19

Infection, 2021
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread around the world. Differentiation between pure viral COVID-19 pneumonia and secondary infection can be challenging.
I. Pink, David Raupach, J. Fuge, R. Vonberg, M. Hoeper, T. Welte, J. Rademacher   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessment of Food Safety Knowledge, Practices, and Microbial Hazards in Street‐Vended Foods: A Case Study From Jashore Town, Bangladesh

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This study reveals gaps between food safety knowledge and practices among street food vendors in Jashore, Bangladesh, linking poor handling to microbial hazards and antibiotic‐resistant strains. Findings highlight the urgent need for targeted education and training to improve public health outcomes.
Saifullah, Aindrila Rahman, Chhanda Kana Roy, Selena Akter, Susmita Roy Chowdhury, Biplab Kumar Dash   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship in a 126-bed community hospital with close communication between pharmacists working on post-prescription audit, ward pharmacists, and the antimicrobial stewardship team

Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences, 2021
Background Antimicrobial stewardship (AS) is defined as coordinated interventions to improve and measure the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents. However, available resources for AS differ depending on the size of the clinical setting.
Satoshi Nakamura, Takashi Arima, Ryoichi Tashiro, Satomi Yasumizu, Hayato Aikou, Emi Watanabe, Takashi Nakashima, Yuho Nagatomo, Ikuyo Kakimoto, Toshiro Motoya   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the evidence base for national and regional policy interventions to combat resistance [PDF]

, 2015
The effectiveness of existing policies to control antimicrobial resistance is not yet fully understood. A strengthened evidence base is needed to inform effective policy interventions across countries with different income levels and the human health and
Aarestrup, Aarestrup, Ahuja, Aidara-Kane, Alimuddin Zumla, Allegranzi, Allegranzi, Amábile-Cuevas, Anthony D So, Anthony Kessel, Baertlein, Belongia, Belongia, Bushnell, Catley, Catley, Cheng, Coenen, Crowther-Gibson, Dagan, Datema, Davey, David L Heymann, De Boeck, Earnshaw, Emmeline J Buckley, Fazal K Dar, Finkelstein, Fätkenheuer, Gerber, Govin Permanand, Grave, Grave, Grazia Caleo, Grundmann, Hammerum, Hanne Bak Pedersen, Harbarth, Haydar Giha, Hennessy, Henry Lishi Li, Heuer, Holloway, Huttner, Huttner, Jack, Jasper Littmann, John-Arne Røttingen, Jørgen Schlundt, Kariuki, Katakweba, Khalid M Bindayna, Khan, Komolafe, Kümmerer, Little, Luoto, Mandal, Mark Rweyemamu, Marti, McNulty, Mishal Khan, Mitj, Mohammed Shahid, Moyane, Mshana, Nisi, Ogan, Okeke, Okeke, Okeke, Osman A Dar, Parry, Pittet, Pletz, Radley, Ranji, Richard Kock, Rumina Hasan, Silverman, Simonsen, Song, Speksnijder, Spurling, Stephan Harbarth, Vanden Eng, Vernet, Versporten, Versporten, Viberg, Vlieghe, Walt, Xiao, Zingg   +93 more
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European intensive care physicians’ experience of infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria [PDF]

, 2020
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) compromises the treatment of patients with serious infections in intensive care units (ICUs), and intensive care physicians are increasingly facing patients with bacterial infections with limited or no adequate ...
De Waele, Jan, Friggeri, Arnaud, Garnacho-Montero, José, Gustin, Marie Paule, Jean, Astrid, Kohlenberg, Anke, Lepape, Alain, Monnet, Dominique L., Savey, Anne, Vanhems, Philippe   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

White paper on antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation, 2021
Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have made immense strides in optimizing antibiotic, antifungal, and antiviral use in clinical settings. However, although ASPs are required institutionally by regulatory agencies in the United States and Canada ...
M. So, J. Hand, G. Forrest, S. Pouch, H. Te, M. Ardura, Rachel Bartash, D. Dadhania, J. Edelman, D. Ince, M. Jorgenson, S. Kabbani, E. Lease, D. Levine, L. Ohler, G. Patel, J. Pisano, M. Spinner, L. Abbo, E. Verna, S. Husain   +20 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Connecting the Dots: Systems Thinking Highlights the Role of the Environment Sector in One Health Operationalization

Global Challenges, EarlyView.
This perspective highlights the need for a systems thinking approach in One Health to holistically address zoonotic disease prevention, and to strengthen connections with the environment sector for global pandemic preparedness. Abstract With One Health (OH) encompassing a holistic view of the interrelated health of humans, animals and environment ...
Alana Hansen, Anne‐Lise Chaber, Simon Reid, Adriana Milazzo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A qualitative, multi-centre approach to the current state of digitalisation and automation of surveillance in infection prevention and control in German hospitals

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Background Healthcare associated infections (HAI) pose a major threat to healthcare systems resulting in an increased burden of disease. Surveillance plays a key role in rapidly identifying these infections and preventing further transmissions.
Michael Eisenmann, Cord Spreckelsen, Vera Rauschenberger, Manuel Krone, Stefanie Kampmeier   +4 more
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Country Income Is Only One of the Tiles: The Global Journey of Antimicrobial Resistance among Humans, Animals, and Environment

Antibiotics, 2020
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most complex global health challenges today: decades of overuse and misuse in human medicine, animal health, agriculture, and dispersion into the environment have produced the dire consequence of infections to
Angela Pieri, Richard Aschbacher, Giada Fasani, Jole Mariella, Lorenzo Brusetti, Elisabetta Pagani, Massimo Sartelli, Leonardo Pagani   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relevance of Management Science in the One Health Paradigm

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The One Health paradigm recognises the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, calling for collaborative and cross‐sectoral responses to increasingly complex health threats. However, operationalising this vision requires more than biomedical or ecological knowledge.
Federico Cosenz
wiley   +1 more source