Microorganisms, 2020 Few clinical studies have previously discussed patients with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) bacteriuria. This study aimed to assess the effect of antimicrobial therapy on the mortality of patients with CRKP bacteriuria.
Chien Chuang +9 more
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Antimicrobial drug use and resistance in Europe [PDF]
, 2008 Our study confronts the use of antimicrobial agents in ambulatory care with the resistance trends of 2 major pathogens, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, in 21 European countries in 2000–2005 and explores whether the notion that ...
Grundmann, Hajo +8 more
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A CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF BIOCONTROL AGENTS APITHERAPY AND OTHER POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES TO ANTIBIOTICS [PDF]
, 2011 We are living in what has been termed the “post antibiotics era’ where the emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogen strains is rapidly growing and where the introduction of and the development of novel antimicrobial agents, which are effective against ...
ALNAIMAT, SULAIMAN
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Limited effect of patient and disease characteristics on compliance with hospital antimicrobial guidelines [PDF]
, 2005 Objective: Physicians frequently deviate from guidelines that promote prudent use of antimicrobials. We explored to what extent patient and disease characteristics were associated with compliance with guideline recommendations for three common infections.
Gans, ROB; id_orcid +24 more
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Can We Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance by Using Antimicrobials Better? [PDF]
, 2013 Since their development over 60 years ago, antimicrobials have become an integral part of healthcare practice worldwide. Recently, this has been put in jeopardy by the emergence of widespread antimicrobial resistance, which is one of the major problems ...
Germander Soothill +5 more
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Legal framework of antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals (LEASH) : a European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) cross-sectional international survey [PDF]
, 2018 Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is the cornerstone activity in the combat against antimicrobial resistance. In order to ensure sustainable deployment and development of AMS, a strategic and regulatory framework needs to be provided by national healthcare
Béraud, Guillaume +17 more
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Antimicrobial therapy in obesity: a multicentre cross-sectional study. [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives Evidence indicates a relationship between obesity and infection. We assessed the prevalence of obesity in hospitalized patients and evaluated its impact on antimicrobial management. Methods Three National Health Service hospitals in London in
Holmes, A +9 more
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European surveillance of infections in cancer patients - ESIC [PDF]
, 1999 Major advances in cancer therapy result from development of multidrug chemotherapy regimens. Besides death from tumor progression, infections are currently one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity.
Krcmery, V. +7 more
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Antimicrobial Peptides and Skin: A Paradigm of Translational Medicine [PDF]
, 2012 Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small, cationic, amphiphilic peptides with broad-spectrum microbicidal activity against both bacteria and fungi. In mammals, AMPs form the first line of host defense against infections and generally play an important ...
Schöllmann, C. +3 more
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Analysis of the efficiency of antimicrobial treatment for community-acquired pneumonia in clinical practice [PDF]
Терапевтический архив, 2017 Aim. To analyze actual drug consumption based on the defined daily dose (DDD analysis) and to analyze the utilization of drugs based on their proportion of the total defined daily doses (DU90% analysis) for the antimicrobial therapy of community-acquired
O V Zhukova +3 more
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