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A Quality Improvement Initiative To Optimize Antibiotic Use in a Level 4 NICU [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2020
BACKGROUND: Given the risks associated with antibiotics, efforts to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use in the NICU have become increasingly urgent. In 2016, a comprehensive 3-year quality improvement (QI) initiative was conducted in a level 4 NICU that sought to decrease the antibiotic use rate (AUR) by 20%.
Jeffrey M, Meyers, Jamey, Tulloch, Kristen, Brown, Mary T, Caserta, Carl T, D'Angio   +4 more
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Exploring gender differences in knowledge and practices related to antibiotic use in Southeast Asia: A scoping review.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Inappropriate use of antibiotics has been one of the main contributors to antimicrobial resistance, particularly in Southeast Asia. Different genders are prone to different antibiotic use practices.
Phuc Pham-Duc, Kavitha Sriparamananthan
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Whānau Māori perspectives on antibiotic guideline use in Aotearoa: a qualitative study [PDF]

Journal of Primary Health Care
IntroductionMāori in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) experience large and persistent inequities in infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. Appropriate antibiotic prescribing is one component of effective care that can be supported by the use of ...
Karen Wright, Jennifer Woods, Lily Fraser, Anecita Gigi Lim, Leanne Te Karu   +4 more
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Prudent Use of Antibiotics in Dairy Cows: The Nordic Approach to Udder Health

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
Global concerns regarding bacterial antibiotic resistance demand prudent use of antibiotics in livestock production. Dairy production in the Nordic countries has a low consumption of antibiotics, while animal health, productivity and milk quality are at ...
Päivi Rajala-Schultz, Ane Nødtvedt, Tariq Halasa, Karin Persson Waller   +3 more
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Antibiotic screening of urine culture as a useful quality audit

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011
Introduction: The diagnosis of urinary tract infections includes microbiologic culture of urine to determine the etiology of the infection. However, interpretation of the results can be confounded by various factors including the accuracy of a patient's history of current antibiotic usage.  Methodology: In this report, we tested urine specimens for the
Godwin Wilson, Shaherudeen Badarudeen, Angela Godwin   +2 more
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Altered antibiotic transport in OmpC mutants isolated from a series of clinical strains of multi-drug resistant E. coli [PDF]

, 2011
This work is also partially supported by BBSRC and the Scottish Funding Council (through SULSA)Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, particularly Gram negative species, present significant health care challenges.
H. Lou, M. Chen, Susan S Black, Beis Konstantinos, Bayley Hagan, Matteo Ceccarelli, Beis, Konstantinos, Bushell, SR, Ian R Booth, Victoria A. Bamford, A. Low, Alison S Low, Bamford Victoria A., I. R. Booth, Ceccarelli Matteo, Bushell, Simon R, Ceccarelli, Matteo, Ceccarelli, M, V. A. Bamford, J. H. Naismith, James H. Naismith, James H Naismith, Booth, Ian R, Bamford, Victoria A., Naismith James H., Lou Hubing, Booth Ian R., Low, AS, Black, Susan S, Low, Alison S, Naismith, James H, Tivadar Mach, S. S. Black, Naismith, JH, H. Bayley, Low, Alison S., Mach, T, Black, Susan S., Chen, M, Bushell Simon R., Simon R. Bushell, Susan S. Black, Low Alison S., Mach Tivadar, Beis, K, Hagan Bayley, Bushell, Simon R., Min Chen, Bamford, Victoria A, Bamford, VA, K. Beis, Lou, H, Ian R. Booth, S. R. Bushell, Mach, Tivadar, Konstantinos Beis, Lou, Hubing, Booth, IR, Black Susan S., Bayley, Hagan, Alison S. Low, Naismith, James H., T. Mach, Chen Min, Booth, Ian R., Simon R Bushell, Bayley, H, Chen, Min, Victoria A Bamford, Black, SS, Hubing Lou   +70 more
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A Multifaceted Intervention and Its Effects on Antibiotic Usage in Norwegian Nursing Homes

Antibiotics, 2023
We explored the impact of an antibiotic quality improvement intervention across 33 nursing homes (NHs) in one Norwegian county, compared against four control counties.
Nicolay Jonassen Harbin, Jon Birger Haug, Morten Lindbæk, Per Espen Akselsen, Maria Romøren   +4 more
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Cluster randomised trial in the General Practice Research Database: 1. Electronic decision support to reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care (eCRT study) [PDF]

, 2011
Background: the purpose of this research is to develop and evaluate methods for conducting cluster randomised trials in a primary care database that contains electronic patient records for large numbers of family practices.
Little Paul, Van Staa, Tjeerd; id_orcid, Ashworth, Maek, Delaney, Brendan, van Staa, Tjeerd, Gulliford Martin C, Moore Michael V, Judith Charlton, Paul Little, Gerard McCann, Gulliford, Martin C., Charlton, Judith, Little, Paul, Grieve, Andrew P, Ashworth Mark, Ashworth, Mark, Martin C Gulliford, Grieve Andrew P, Grieve, Andrew P., Van Staa, Tjeerd P., Dregan Alex, McCann, Gerard, Charlton Judith, electronic Cluster Randomised Trial Research Team eCRT Research, Taweel, Adel, Moore, Michael, Andrew P Grieve, Lucy Yardley, Mark Ashworth, Michael V Moore, Dregan, Alex; id_orcid, McCann Gerard, Tjeerd van Staa, Dregan, Alex, Yardley, Lucy, McDermott, Lisa, van Staa Tjeerd, null null, Electronic Cluster Randomised Trial Research Team eCRT Research Team, Wolfe, Charles, Lisa McDermott, Yardley Lucy, Gulliford, Martin C, Rudd, Anthony, Moore, Michael V, McDermott Lisa, Alex Dregan, Moore, Michael V.   +47 more
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Measuring Antibiotic Stewardship Programmes and Initiatives: An Umbrella Review in Primary Care Medicine and a Systematic Review of Dentistry

Antibiotics, 2020
Antibiotic stewardship aims to tackle the global problem of drug-resistant infections by promoting the responsible use of antibiotics. Most antibiotics are prescribed in primary care and widespread overprescribing has been reported, including 80% in ...
Leanne Teoh, Alastair J Sloan, Michael J McCullough, Wendy Thompson   +3 more
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Antibiotic quality and use practices amongst dairy farmers and drug retailers in central Kenyan highlands

Scientific Reports, 2023
Understanding antibiotic use in dairy systems is critical to guide antimicrobial stewardship programs. We investigated antibiotic use practices in small-holder dairy farms, antibiotic quality, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) awareness among veterinary
Dishon M. Muloi, Peter Kurui, Garima Sharma, Linnet Ochieng, Fredrick Nganga, Fredrick Gudda, John Maingi Muthini, Delia Grace, Michel Dione, Arshnee Moodley, Caroline Muneri   +10 more
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