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Developing a Tool for Auditing the Quality of Antibiotic Dispensing in Community Pharmacies: A Pilot Study

Antibiotics, 2022
Background: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control describes the community pharmacist as the gatekeeper to the quality of antibiotic use. The pharmacist has the responsibility to guard safe and effective antibiotic use; however, little is
Maarten Lambert, Ria Benkő, Athina Chalkidou, Jesper Lykkegaard, Malene Plejdrup Hansen, Carl Llor, Pia Touboul, Indrė Trečiokienė, Maria-Nefeli Karkana, Anna Kowalczyk, Katja Taxis   +10 more
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Impact of an antibiotic stewardship programme in a surgical setting

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background: Antibiotics are miracles of science and critical for many surgical procedures. However, the emergence of multidrug resistant pathogens resulting from inappropriate antibiotic use is a threat to modern medicine.
Muhammad A. Bashar, Jacqui Miot, Evan Shoul, Robyn L. van Zyl   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Quality of Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care: A Multicenter Longitudinal Study From Shenzhen, China

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Background: Currently, there is no comprehensive evaluation of the quality of antibiotic prescribing in China’s primary care facilities based on longitudinal data.Methods: We randomly selected 11 community health centers in Shenzhen, China, and collected
Yanhong Gong, Hui Li, Heping Yang, Kun Tan, Wei Liu, Xiaotong Li, Jianxiong Wu, Guopeng Zhang, Xiaoxv Yin   +8 more
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Real-World Data about Commonly Used Antibiotics in Long-Term Care Homes in Australia from 2016 to 2019

Antibiotics, 2023
In this study, we use real-world data to explore trends in antibiotic use in a dynamic cohort of long-term care (LTC) residents. A cross-sectional retrospective analysis of pharmacy medication supply records of 3459 LTC residents was conducted from 31 ...
Chloé C. H. Smit, Kris Rogers, Hamish Robertson, Katja Taxis, Lisa G. Pont   +4 more
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Bacterial Profile and Antibiotic Use in Pneumonia Patients at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Pneumonia is one of the causes of morbidity and mortality in children and adults worldwide. WHO report in 1999 stated that the main cause of death due to infectious disease is pneumonia.
Yulia, Rika, Herawati, Fauna, Soedarsono, Soedarsono, Mariza, Josephine Witha   +3 more
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Economics of Informed Antibiotic Management and Judicious Use Policies in Animal Agriculture [PDF]

, 2023
Antibiotic effectiveness can be viewed as a biological commons since current use may decrease future effectiveness. The value of the biological commons declines when the targeted bacteria develop antibiotic resistance.
Jia, Yanan, Feng, Hongli, Hennessy, David   +2 more
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Knowledge of Antibiotic Use in College Students: A Quality Improvement Project

Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal, 2018
Aim: To evaluate college students' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about antibiotic use for simple viral infections, as well as determine if knowledge could be improved through an educational intervention and examine impacts on overall patient ...
Katie Moes, Catherine Carrico, Alexander Hall   +2 more
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Antibiotic Use in Cold and Flu Season and Prescribing Quality [PDF]

Medical Care, 2015
Excessive antibiotic use in cold and flu season is costly and contributes to antibiotic resistance. The study objective was to develop an index of excessive antibiotic use in cold and flu season and determine its correlation with other indicators of prescribing quality.We included Medicare beneficiaries in the 40% random sample denominator file ...
Marcella, Alsan, Nancy E, Morden, Joshua D, Gottlieb, Weiping, Zhou, Jonathan, Skinner   +4 more
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Socio-economic factors, cultural values, national personality and antibiotics use: A cross-cultural study among European countries

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2017
There are considerable cross-national differences in public attitudes towards antibiotics use, use of prescribed antibiotics, and self-medication with antibiotics even within Europe.
Ümmügülsüm Gaygısız, Timo Lajunen, Esma Gaygısız   +2 more
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A framework for implementing antibiotic stewardship in ambulatory care: Lessons learned from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
Antibiotic overuse is common in ambulatory care settings, underscoring the importance of outpatient antibiotic stewardship to ensure safe and effective antibiotic prescription.
Sara C. Keller, Sara E. Cosgrove, Melissa A. Miller, Pranita Tamma   +3 more
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