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Assessing Upstream Determinants of Antibiotic Use in Small-Scale Food Animal Production through a Simulated Client Method [PDF]

Antibiotics, 2020
Small-scale food animal production has been celebrated as a means of economic mobility and improved food security but the use of veterinary antibiotics among these producers may be contributing to the spread of antibiotic resistance in animals and humans.
Zachary Butzin-Dozier, William F. Waters, Martin Baca, Rommel Lenin Vinueza, Carlos Saraiva-Garcia, Jay Graham   +5 more
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Determinants of Inappropriate Antibiotics Use in Rural Central Ghana Using a Mixed Methods Approach

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: The consequences of antibiotic resistance are projected to be most severe in low and middle income countries with high infectious disease burden. This study examined determinants of inappropriate antibiotic use at the community level in rural
Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Samuel Afari-Asiedu, Felix Boakye Oppong, Alma Tostmann, Alma Tostmann, Martha Ali Abdulai, Ellen Boamah-Kaali, Stephaney Gyaase, Oscar Agyei, John Kinsman, Marlies Hulscher, Heiman F. L. Wertheim, Heiman F. L. Wertheim, Kwaku Poku Asante   +13 more
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Inapropriate use of antibiotics effective against gram positive microorganisms despite restrictive antibiotic policies in ICUs: a prospective observational study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Gram-positive spectrum antibiotics such as vancomycin, teicoplanin, daptomycin, and linezolid are frequently used in empirical treatment combinations in critically ill patients.
Hasan Selçuk Özger, Dolunay Merve Fakıoğlu, Kübra Erbay, Aslınur Albayrak, Kenan Hızel   +4 more
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Risk Factors and outcomes associated with inappropriate empiric broad-spectrum antibiotic use in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Background: Inappropriate broad-spectrum antibiotic use targeting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa can result in increased adverse events, antibiotic resistance, and Clostridioides difficile infection. In 2019,
Tejal Gandhi, Lindsay Petty, Valerie Vaughn, Anurag Malani, David Ratz, Tawny Czilok, Jennifer Horowitz, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Lisa Dumkow, Stephanie Burdick, Danielle Osterholzer, Mariam Younas, Steven Bernstein, Scott Flanders   +13 more
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The role of microbiology and pharmacy departments in the stewardship of antibiotic prescribing in European hospitals [PDF]

, 2007
This observational, cross-sectional study describes the role played by clinical microbiology and pharmacy departments in the stewardship of antibiotic prescribing in European hospitals.
MacKenzie, F.M., Krcmery, V., Mollison, J., Mollison, Jill, Krcmery, Vladimir, van der Meer, Jos W. M., van der Meer, Jos W.M., Bruce, J., Gould, I., Meer, J.W.M. van der, Gould, I.M., MacKenzie, Fiona M., Monnet, Dominique L., Gould, Ian M., Bruce, Julie, MacKenzie, Fiona, Cookson, Barry, Monnet, D.L., Cookson, B., Bruce, J. (Julie)   +19 more
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Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance: Public Awareness Survey in the Republic of Cyprus

Antibiotics, 2020
We aimed to assess the knowledge and understanding of antibiotic use and resistance in the general population of Cyprus, in order to inform future antibiotic awareness campaigns with local evidence. Cross-sectional survey following the methodology of the
Mikaela Michaelidou, Spyridon A. Karageorgos, Constantinos Tsioutis   +2 more
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Improving antibiotic prescribing for children in the resource-poor setting. [PDF]

, 2015
Antibiotics are a critically important part of paediatric medical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where infectious diseases are the leading cause of child mortality. The World Health Organization estimates that >50% of all medicines are
Le Doare, Kirsty, Sharland, Mike, Sharland, M, Barker, CI, Irwin, A, Barker, Charlotte I. S., Irwin, Adam, Le Doare, K   +7 more
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Antibiotics in surgical wards: use or misuse? A newly industrialized country’s perspective

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015
Introduction: Studies exploring the appropriateness of therapeutic antibiotic use among surgical patients are limited, particularly in developing countries. Therefore, the aim of our study was to determine the appropriateness of antibiotics prescribed in
Mun Kit Lim, Pauline Siew Mei Lai, Sasheela Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Nur Aishah Taib, Mohamad Yasim Yusof, Claire Marie Italiano, David Chee Ming Kong, Adeeba Kamarulzaman   +8 more
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How Does Antimicrobial Stewardship Affect Inappropriate Antibiotic Therapy in Urological Patients? [PDF]

, 2020
Antimicrobial stewardship teams (ASTs) have been well-accepted in recent years; however, their clinical outcomes have not been fully investigated in urological patients.
Tatsuya Nishioka, Osawa, Kayo, Yuzo Nakano, Fujisawa, Masato, Yonmin Yan, Miyara, Takayuki, Inoue, Shigeaki, Kayo Osawa, Shigeaki Inoue, Onuma, Kenichiro, Katsumi Shigemura, Kotani, Joji, Joji Kotani, Nishioka, Tatsuya, Shigemura, Katsumi, Ikuko Yano, Uda, Atsushi, Kenichiro Onuma, Yano, Ikuko, Koichi Kitagawa, Masato Fujisawa, Atsushi Uda, Nakano, Yuzo, Takayuki Miyara, Yan, Yonmin, Kitagawa, Koichi   +25 more
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Reducing Inappropriate Antibiotic Use

, 2022
Inappropriate use of antibiotics is a common problem in healthcare, resulting in adverse drug reactions and the development of MDROs. Antibiotic overuse has caused a huge financial cost to society as well as a huge cost to human life and human quality of
Breeden, Sarah
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