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A systematic scoping review of metrics utilized to measure antibiotic consumption in hospital settings

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs were introduced to promote the judicious use of antimicrobials and to combat antimicrobial resistance. Quantifying antibiotic consumption is an important part of AMS initiatives to achieve these objectives.
Marjan Kandimahforoujaki, Kiplin A. Patanwala, Jan‐Willem C. Alffenaar, Asad E. Patanwala   +3 more
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The integration of the British Pharmacological Society's prescription safety assessment into the WHO 6‐step model of rational pharmacotherapy in a Turkish medical school

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims At Koç University School of Medicine, a one‐week rational pharmacotherapy (RPHM) programme, modelled after WHO 6‐step, has been introduced in the fourth‐year curriculum to improve prescription skills. For efficient problem‐based learning (PBL) sessions on a prespecified topic, students need to brush up on basic pharmacology knowledge, so we ...
Sinem Ezgi Gülmez, Gülnihal Özcan, Hakan S. Orer   +2 more
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Bacterial Pneumonia in Elderly Japanese Populations

Japanese Clinical Medicine, 2018
Bacterial pneumonia is one of the most important infectious diseases in terms of incidence, effect on quality of life, mortality, and impact on society. Pneumonia was the third leading cause of death in Japan in 2011.
Naoya Miyashita, Y. Yamauchi
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Basiliximab in the Prophylaxis of aGVHD for Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With Thalassemia Major: A Prospective, Multicenter, Open‐Label, Randomized Controlled Study

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
Zhenbin Wei, Rongrong Liu, Lingling Shi, Qiaochuan Li, Lianjin Liu, Baoshi Zheng, Chunjie Qin, Hong Chen, Guyun Wang, Meiqing Wu, Gaohui Yang, Ruolin Li, Zhaoping Gan, Qi Zhou, Jing Fan, Xuemei Zhou, Yinghua Chen, Zhiyu Zeng, Zhongming Zhang, Yongrong Lai   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale, Clare Guilding, Jennifer Koenig, Michael Okorie, Reecha Sofat, Simon Maxwell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of Parkinson’s Disease after a Diagnosis of Bacterial Pneumonia: A Nationwide Longitudinal Follow-up Study

Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is receiving increasing attention owing to the possibility of its immense burden on society in the future. The inconsistent findings of previous studies highlight that different pathogens and infection sites may have ...
Chih-Sung Liang, Fu-Chi Yang, Shih-Jen Tsai, Ya-Mei Bai, Chia-Kuang Tsai, Mu-Hong Chen   +5 more
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Measurement of complement receptor 1 on neutrophils in bacterial and viral pneumonia

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2006
Background A reliable prediction of the causative agent of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is not possible based on clinical features. Our aim was to test, whether the measurement of the expression of complement receptors or Fcγ receptors on ...
Nikoskelainen Jukka, Laitinen Iina, Lilius Esa-Matti, Nuutila Jari, Hohenthal Ulla, Kotilainen Pirkko   +5 more
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Pharmacokinetics of dolutegravir, tenofovir and lamivudine during venous–venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV‐ECMO): A case report

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
While providing potentially life‐saving cardiorespiratory support for critically ill patients, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may detrimentally affect pharmacokinetic (PK) performance and concurrent drug efficacy and safety. We describe a patient with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) in the context of acquired immunodeficiency ...
Tom C. Zwart, Emiel Leegwater, Thomas H. Ottens, Emile F. Schippers, Erik B. Wilms, David M. Burger, Cees van Nieuwkoop, Liesbeth B. E. Bosma   +7 more
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Effect of vaccination on morbidity and mortality from community-acquired pneumonia

Acta Biomedica Scientifica
Background. Community-acquired pneumonia remains one of the most common and life-threatening forms of pathology among respiratory diseases.The aim of the study. To identify the features of the epidemiology of communityacquired pneumonia in the conditions
T. A. Bayanova, E. S. Stukova, N. A. Kravchenko   +2 more
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Identification of Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Compounds From Hymenocardia acida Tul. Using Ultra‐High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography‐Quadrupole Exactive‐Orbitrap‐Mass Spectrometry and Molecular Networking Approach

Chemistry &Biodiversity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hymenocardia acida Tul. is a medicinal plant used in Angola to treat microbial diseases. It is a well‐known plant among local populations; however, few studies have focused on the assessment of phytochemicals associated with their biological activities.
Ntsoaki Joyce Malebo, Idah Tichaidza Manduna, Monizi Mawunu, Ramakwala Christinah Chokwe, Bafedile Tlhapi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source