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Cultivating global antimicrobial stewardship: prescribing quality and implementability insights from Portugal’s First Hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Background Assessing the quality of antimicrobial prescribing is critical to combating antimicrobial resistance. The Australian Hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (Hospital NAPS) assists in the assessment of antimicrobial prescribing ...
Carlos Palos, Courtney Ierano, Rodney James, José-Artur Paiva, Karin Thursky, Paulo Sousa, First Portugal-Hospital NAPS Working Group   +6 more
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Effect of automated identification of antimicrobial stewardship opportunities for suspected urinary tract infections

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: We aimed to determine whether automated identification of antibiotic targeting suspected urinary tract infection (UTI) shortened the time to antimicrobial stewardship (AS) intervention. Design: Retrospective before-and-after study. Setting:
Connor R. Deri, Rebekah W. Moehring, Nicholas A. Turner, Justin Spivey, Sonali D. Advani, Rebekah H. Wrenn, Michael E. Yarrington   +6 more
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Progress made in digitalizing antimicrobial resistance surveillance in a One Health approach in Kenya

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global public health, affecting human and animal health, agriculture, food safety, and the environment.
Veronicah M. Chuchu, Joseph Njung’e, Bridgit Muasa, Bridgit Muasa, Muchira Gathira, Muchira Gathira, Geoffrey Olela, Kinuthia S. Bubi, Justus Ashaba, Susan Githii, Romona Ndanyi, Romona Ndanyi, Emmanuel Tanui, John Irungu Irungu, Allan Azegele, Rigveda Kadam, Cecilia Ferreyra   +16 more
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Development of lateral flow immunochromatographic assay with Anti-Pythium insidiosum antibodies for point-of-care testing of vascular pythiosis

Scientific Reports
The pathogenic oomycete Pythium insidiosum causes a fatal infectious illness known as pythiosis, impacting humans and certain animals in numerous countries in the tropics and subtropics.
Panwad Tongchai, Ati Burassakarn, Nattapong Langsiri, Navaporn Worasilchai, Ariya Chindamporn   +4 more
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The impact of meropenem shortage and post-prescription review and feedback on broad-spectrum antimicrobial use: An interrupted time-series analysis

Infection Prevention in Practice
Summary: Background: Meropenem (MEPM) holds significance in treating severe infections and drug-resistant bacteria. There are concerns that antimicrobial shortages may lead to the use of alternative antimicrobials that are less effective and safer.
Kohei Maruyama, Kiyoshi Sekiya, Noriyuki Yanagida, Shuhei Yasuda, Daisuke Fukumoto, Satoshi Hosoya, Hiromitsu Moriya, Motoko Kawabe, Tatsuya Mori   +8 more
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Antimicrobial stewardship in urology [PDF]

International Journal of Urology, 2014
Takashi, Deguchi, Tetsuro, Matsumoto
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Outcomes of Implementing a Multidimensional Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Medical Ward in a Third-Level University Hospital in Northern Italy

Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) optimize antimicrobial use, improving outcomes and reducing resistance. This study assessed the impact of a ward-specific ASP.
Ignazio Castagliuolo, Paola Stano, Michele Tessarin, Paolo Simioni, Elisabetta Mariavittoria Giunco, Sara Lo Menzo, Gianmaria Barbato, Fabio Dalla Valle, Vincenzo Scaglione, Tiziano Martello, Francesca Venturini, Annamaria Cattelan, Maria Mazzitelli, Cristina Contessa, Daniele Donà, Margherita Boschetto, Daniele Mengato, Giacomo Berti   +17 more
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Evaluating the effect of nurse-initiated discussion of infection management during ICU bedside rounds

BMJ Open Quality, 2020
Chaim Bell, Linda Dresser, Madeleine S Stephen, Mark McIntyre, Linda Jorgoni, Sarah C J Jorgensen, Sandra Nelson, Andrew M Morris   +7 more
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The Impact of Clinical Pharmacist-Driven Weekend Antimicrobial Stewardship Coverage at a Quaternary Hospital

Background and objective: Extending a consistent pharmacy antimicrobial stewardship weekend service was a newly implemented initiative. We sought to evaluate the impact of incorporating an Infectious Diseases (ID)-trained clinical pharmacist into an ...
Rama Nasef, Emna Abidi, Rami Ismail, Yara Mkarim, Mohamed Hisham, Hazem Elrefaei, Osama Al Quteimat, Wasim S. El Nekidy, Rania El Lababidi, Claude Afif, Manal Motasem   +10 more
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Five-Year Evaluation of the PROA-NEN Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Spanish Tertiary Hospital

Introduction: Actions to reduce and optimize antimicrobial use are crucial in the management of infectious diseases to counteract the emergence of short- and long-term resistance.
Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Aurora Fernández-Polo, Marie Antoinette Frick, Susana Melendo-Perez, Natalia Mendoza-Palomar, on behalf of the PROA-NEN Working Group on behalf of the PROA-NEN Working Group, Pere Soler-Palacin   +6 more
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