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Addressing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in China [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2019
KEY POINTS Antibiotic resistance is now a major health threat globally; it results in increased costs of treatment, higher than expected mortality rates for infectious diseases, and difficulty in preventing infection.
Guodong, Ding, Angela, Vinturache, Min, Lu   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok, Samantha Morais, William K. Silverstein, Clare L. Atzema, Gregory Choy, Priyanka Chandratre, Ping Li, Jessica Widdifield   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Continuing Medical Education Programs Improve Drug Prescribing Status in Iran? A Qualitative Study [PDF]

مجله علوم پزشکی صدرا, 2019
Background: Holdingcontinuing medical education programs (CME) is one of the recommended global strategies for attaining rational drug prescribing by physicians.
Mahmood Keyvanara, Leili Safaeian, Neda Shojaeizadeh, Saeid Karimi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Non-Medical Prescribing may Impact on the Service Development of a Clozapine Clinic [PDF]

, 2009
The purpose of this article is to discuss the possible implications of applying non medical prescribing practices to a Clozapine clinic in the Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (RDASH). To reflect on such issues the
Woolhouse, Nicola
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Artificial Intelligence‐Empowered Single‐Cell Phenotyping for Rapid, Automated Pathogen Diagnostics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents an integrated diagnostic platform that combines microfluidic single‐cell bacterial detection with artificial intelligence‐driven analysis for rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Single‐cell phenotyping enables assessment of antibiotic response in only a few cell replication cycles, while AI analysis supports precise bacterial
Sabita Khadka, Bushra Raahat, Spyros Tragoudas, Hui Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioral Coping With Food Price Inflation: Patterns Among U.S. Households

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent food price inflation has placed substantial pressure on household budgets, food security, and mental well‐being. Using Household Pulse Survey data, we combine k‐modes clustering and Double Machine Learning to identify distinct household coping groups and examine differences in how households respond to rising food prices across groups ...
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Expert Consensus on the Management of Obesity in Older Adults (2026 Edition)

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract summarizes a safety‐first framework for managing obesity in older adults, with attention to age, functional status, comorbidities, and sarcopenia risk. Key assessments include BMI, waist measures, body fat percentage, skeletal muscle mass, and comprehensive geriatric evaluation. Management prioritizes reducing visceral fat while
Qi Pan, Lixin Guo
wiley   +1 more source

Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in US Emergency Department Visits, 2016–2021

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
In this national analysis of US emergency department visits with antibiotic prescribing during 2016–2021, 27.6% of visits resulted in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing: 14.9% had diagnosis codes plausibly antibiotic-related (eg, acute bronchitis ...
Joseph Benigno Ladines-Lim, Michael A. Fischer, Jeffrey A. Linder, Kao-Ping Chua   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing and its determinants among outpatient children in 3 low- and middle-income countries: A multicentric community-based cohort study

PLoS Medicine, 2023
Background Antibiotic resistance is a global public health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where antibiotics required to treat resistant infections are not affordable.
Antoine Ardillon, Lison Ramblière, Elsa Kermorvant-Duchemin, Touch Sok, Andrianirina Zafitsara Zo, Jean-Baptiste Diouf, Pring Long, Siyin Lach, Fatoumata Diene Sarr, Laurence Borand, Felix Cheysson, Jean-Marc Collard, Perlinot Herindrainy, Agathe de Lauzanne, Muriel Vray, Elisabeth Delarocque-Astagneau, Didier Guillemot, Bich-Tram Huynh   +17 more
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The Made‐in‐Africa Evaluation framework: A decolonial approach to program evaluation

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) framework is a decolonial approach to program evaluation developed by African evaluators over the past 14 years. MAE may be appropriate to community psychologists who practice program evaluation or conduct research in Africa, but little is known about its implementation.
Takatso Sibanda, Robin Lin Miller
wiley   +1 more source