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Omadacycline in the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in patients with comorbidities: a post-hoc analysis of the phase 3 OPTIC trial

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
IntroductionThe 2019 American Thoracic Society/Infectious Disease Society of America guidelines recommend respiratory fluoroquinolones to treat community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) in adults with comorbidities.
George D. Rodriguez, George D. Rodriguez, Nathan Warren, Roman Yashayev, Surya Chitra, Maria Amodio-Groton, Kelly Wright   +6 more
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A validation study on a standardized assessment algorithm for antimicrobial prescribing appropriateness

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Since 2013, the Australian Hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (Hospital NAPS) has provided a standardized framework for hospitals to assess the quality of antimicrobial prescribing.
Caroline Chen, Josephine Wen, Courtney Ierano, Jenna Maleki, Tim Spelman, Rodney James, Karin Thursky, Lisa Hall   +7 more
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Using the COM-B model to identify barriers to and facilitators of evidence-based nurse urine-culture practices

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Our surveys of nurses modeled after the Capability, Opportunity, and Motivation Model of Behavior (COM-B model) revealed that opportunity and motivation factors heavily influence urine-culture practices (behavior), in addition to knowledge (capability ...
Sonali D. Advani, Ali Winters, Nicholas A. Turner, Becky A. Smith, Jessica Seidelman, Kenneth Schmader, Deverick J. Anderson, Staci S. Reynolds   +7 more
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Restrictive antibiotic stewardship associated with reduced hospital mortality in gram-negative infection [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Antimicrobial stewardship has an important role in the control of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and antibiotic resistance. An important component of UK stewardship interventions is the restriction of broad-spectrum beta-lactam ...
Helps, Alieen, Irvine, Sharon C., Jones, Brian L., Ritchie, Neil D., Robb, Fiona, Seaton, R. Andrew   +5 more
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Antimicrobial stewardship curriculum [PDF]

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2019
Graphical Abstract.
openaire   +2 more sources

Prospective audit and feedback on antibiotic use in neonatal intensive care: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Antimicrobial stewardship programs potentially lead to appropriate antibiotic use, yet the optimal approach for neonates is uncertain. Such a program was implemented in a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit in October 2012. We evaluated
Nisha Thampi, Prakesh S. Shah, Sandra Nelson, Amisha Agarwal, Marilyn Steinberg, Yenge Diambomba, Andrew M. Morris   +6 more
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A whole-health-economy approach to antimicrobial stewardship: Analysis of current models and future direction. [PDF]

, 2019
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) strategies are widely implemented in single healthcare sectors and organisations; however, the extent and impact of integrated AMS initiatives across the whole health economy are unknown. Assessing degree of integration
Ahmad, R., Holmes, A., McLeod, M., Micallef, C., Shebl, N. A., Sim, F.   +5 more
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Targeted antimicrobial use admission provides an actionable denominator for evaluating inpatient length of therapy

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Our novel antibiotic use denominator, targeted antimicrobial use admission, is defined as an inpatient admission in which a select agent or group of agents is administered.
April Dyer, Elizabeth Dodds-Ashley, Angelina Davis, Melissa Johnson, Travis Jones, Rebekah W. Moehring   +5 more
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An audit of community-acquired pneumonia antimicrobial compliance using an intervention bundle in an Irish hospital

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2020
Objectives: Hospitalisations with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are often not managed in accordance with antimicrobial guidelines. This study aimed to assess whether guideline-driven antimicrobial prescribing for CAP can be improved using an ...
Brendan O’Kelly, Ana Rueda-Benito, Mary O’Regan, Katherine Finan   +3 more
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Environmental Fungal Contamination Characterization of Three Inpatient Units Utilizing Optimized Detection Methods

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Environmental sampling and detection methods for fungi in healthcare settings are not well-established. We previously refined methods for fungal sampling and detection in a controlled laboratory environment and aimed to validate them in a ...
Bobby Warren, Guerbine Fils-aime, Amanda Graves, Aaron Barrett, Matthew Steigel, Becky Smith, Ilan Schwartz, Deverick Anderson   +7 more
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