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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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Knowledge, perspectives and health outcome expectations of antibiotic therapy in hospitalized patients

Infection Prevention in Practice, 2022
Summary: Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a top threat to global health. However, the public has an incomplete understanding of AMR and its consequences.
Linda Jorgoni, Erica Camardo, Lianne Jeffs, Yoshiko Nakamachi, Deborah Somanader, Chaim M. Bell, Andrew M. Morris   +6 more
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Antimicrobial stewardship in paediatrics [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016
Antibiotics are among the drugs most commonly prescribed to children in hospitals and communities. Unfortunately, a great number of these prescriptions are unnecessary or inappropriate. Antibiotic abuse and misuse have several negative consequences, including drug-related adverse events, the emergence of multidrug resistant bacterial pathogens, the ...
N. Principi, S. Esposito
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Indications for medical antibiotic prophylaxis and potential targets for antimicrobial stewardship intervention : a narrative review

, 2022
: Background: Most of the antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) literature has focused on antimicrobial consumption for the treatment of infections, for the prophylaxis of surgical site infection and for the prevention of endocarditis.
Charani, Esmita, Kofteridis, D.P., Kofteridis, Diamantis P., Ioannou, P., Kostyanev, Tomislav, Vlahovic-Palcevski, Vera, Kostyanev, T., Charani, E., Ioannou, Petros, Karakonstantis, Stamatis, Vlahovic-Palcevski, V., Schouten, Jeroen, Karakonstantis, S., Schouten, J.A., Stamatis Karakonstantis, Tomislav Kostyanev, Vera Vlahovic-Palcevski, Jeroen Schouten, Esmita Charani, Petros Ioannou, Diamantis P. Kofteridis   +20 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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Microfoundations of Data-Driven Antimicrobial Stewardship Policy (ASP)

, 2023
This paper introduces a comprehensive framework that elucidates the microfoundations of data-driven antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs), specifically focusing on resource-constrained settings.
Sundeep Sahay, Arunima Mukherjee, Yogita Thakral   +2 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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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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Antibiotic De-Escalation in Critically Ill Patients with Negative Clinical Cultures

Pharmacy, 2023
(1) Background: Antibiotics are received by a majority of adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Guidelines recommend antibiotic de-escalation (ADE) when culture results are available; however, there is less guidance for patients with negative ...
Spencer Roper, Mary Joyce B. Wingler, David A. Cretella   +2 more
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Antimicrobial stewardship curriculum [PDF]

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2019
Graphical Abstract.
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