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Hospital Pharmacists’ Viewpoint on Quality Use of Antibiotics and Resistance: A Qualitative Exploration from a Tertiary Care Hospital of Quetta City, Pakistan

Antibiotics, 2023
Suboptimal antibiotics use and the development of antibiotic resistance is a universal calamity. The theoretical model of therapeutic efficacy correlates quality use of antibiotics with healthcare practitioners’ understanding of antibiotic use and ...
Maryam Farooqui, Zaffar Iqbal, Abdul Sadiq, Abdul Raziq, Mohammed Salem Alshammari, Qaiser Iqbal, Sajjad Haider, Fahad Saleem   +7 more
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Usefulness of quality indicators for antibiotic use: case study for the Netherlands [PDF]

International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2016
Inappropriate antibiotic use drives development of antimicrobial resistance. Worldwide, guideline adherence for antibiotic treatment of infectious disease is far from optimal. Insight in prescribing quality is pivotal for healthcare professionals and policy makers to intervene appropriately.European countries uniformly monitor antibiotic use, which is ...
Velden, Alike W. van der, Roukens, M.M.B., Garde, E.M. van de, Lourens, Marco, Natsch, S.S.   +4 more
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Qualitative Evaluation of Antibiotics Use with Gyssens Method in Sepsis Patients at Fatmawati Central General Hospital Jakarta

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 2022
Sepsis still becomes a major health problem worldwide, with a fairly high mortality rate ranging from 20 to 50%. Antibiotic therapy with rational use can reduce the mortality rate.
Mas Masyrifah, Retnosari Andrajati, Linda Triana Yudhorini   +2 more
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Evaluasi Rasionalisme Penggunaan Antibiotik dengan Metode Gyssens pada Pasien Seksio Sesarea di RSUP Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung Periode Januari – Desember 2018

Obgynia, 2020
Objective: To evaluate the use of antibiotics by the Gyssens method in cesarean section patients at Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung in the January-December 2018 period.
Aditya Wibowo, Muhammad Alamsyah Aziz, Jusuf Sulaeman Effendi, Dian Tjahyadi   +3 more
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Association between quality of governance, antibiotic consumption, and antimicrobial resistance: an analysis of Italian regions

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2023
Background Emerging research has provided evidence suggesting the potential influence of governance on the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), accounting for significant disparities observed both between and within countries. In our
Andrea Maugeri, Martina Barchitta, Antonella Agodi   +2 more
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Antibiotic prescribing guideline recommendations in COVID-19: a systematic surveyResearch in context

EClinicalMedicine, 2023
Summary: Background: COVID-19 and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are two intersecting public health crises. Antimicrobial overuse in patients with COVID-19 threatens to worsen AMR. Guidelines are fundamental in encouraging antimicrobial stewardship.
Bradley J. Langford, Valerie Leung, Jennifer Lo, Elie A. Akl, Robby Nieuwlaat, Tamara Lotfi, Kevin A. Brown, Nick Daneman, Kevin L. Schwartz, Holger J. Schünemann   +9 more
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Quantifying the Gap between Expected and Actual Rates of Antibiotic Prescribing in British Columbia, Canada

Antibiotics, 2021
Despite decades of stewardship efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance and quantify changes in use, the quality of antibiotic use in British Columbia (BC) remains unknown.
Ariana Saatchi, Ji-Won Yoo, Kevin L. Schwartz, Michael Silverman, Andrew M. Morris, David M. Patrick, James McCormack, Fawziah Marra   +7 more
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Long-term trend of antibiotic use at public health care institutions in northwest China, 2012–20 —— a case study of Gansu Province

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Over the past 20 years, excessive antibiotic use has led to serious antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide, and the phenomenon is particularly serious in China.
Wenxuan Cao, Hu Feng, Yongheng Ma, Defang Zhao, Xiaobin Hu   +4 more
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RETRACTED: Empowering Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Combat AMR by Minimal Use of Antibiotics: A Way Forward

Antibiotics, 2023
Antibiotic overuse poses a critical global health concern, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where access to quality healthcare and effective regulatory frameworks often fall short.
Mohammed Kanan, Maali Ramadan, Hanan Haif, Bashayr Abdullah, Jawaher Mubarak, Waad Ahmad, Shahad Mari, Samaher Hassan, Rawan Eid, Mohammed Hasan, Mohammed Qahl, Atheer Assiri, Munirah Sultan, Faisal Alrumaih, Areej Alenzi   +14 more
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Quality Indicators to Measure Appropriate Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Adults [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2014
An important requirement for an effective antibiotic stewardship program is the ability to measure appropriateness of antibiotic use. The aim of this study was to develop quality indicators (QIs) that can be used to measure appropriateness of antibiotic use in the treatment of all bacterial infections in hospitalized adult patients.A RAND-modified ...
van den Bosch, C.M.A., Geerlings, S.E., Natsch, S.S., Prins, J.M., Hulscher, M.E.J.L., Hulscher, M.E.J.L.   +5 more
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