Assessment of Antibiotic Prescriptions for Lyme Disease After Modification of Reporting Language for Positive Screening Test Results
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44928
Abstract: This quality improvement study assesses whether revision of positive Lyme disease test result text was associated with decreases in the frequency of antibiotic prescriptions for patients without confirmatory results. read more here.
Keywords: lyme disease; test; prescriptions lyme; assessment antibiotic ... See more keywords
Outpatient antibiotic use associated with acute upper respiratory infections in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106193
Abstract: BACKGROUND The assessment of antibiotic use for acute upper respiratory infections (AURIs) is important for promoting the appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions. Evaluation of antibiotic prescriptions for AURIs at a national level is very limited in… read more here.
Keywords: respiratory infections; upper respiratory; acute upper; antibiotic use ... See more keywords
Pattern and appropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory tract infections in primary care pediatric patients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106469
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the pattern of antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) in children seen by primary care pediatricians (PCPs). METHODS Data were collected from face-to-face… read more here.
Keywords: upper respiratory; antibiotic prescription; respiratory tract; prescriptions upper ... See more keywords
Antimicrobial stewardship in the Federal Bureau of Prisons: Approaches from the national and local levels.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2016.11.012
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of national and local antimicrobial stewardship measures on overall antibiotic prescribing in the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). SETTING Care was delivered to more than 160,000 inmates in 122 BOP… read more here.
Keywords: federal bureau; bureau prisons; national local; antibiotic prescriptions ... See more keywords
Diagnostic ability and inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions: a quasi-experimental study of primary care providers in rural China
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky390
Abstract: Background China has one of the highest rates of antibiotic resistance. Existing studies document high rates of antibiotic prescription by primary care providers but there is little direct evidence on clinically inappropriate use of antibiotics… read more here.
Keywords: inappropriate antibiotic; care providers; knowledge; primary care ... See more keywords
#6: High Diagnostic Accuracy of Automated Rapid Strep A Test Reduces Antibiotic Prescriptions for Children in the United Arab Emirates.
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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab031.038
Abstract: Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis in children is hindered by variable sensitivity of clinical criteria and rapid Strep A tests (SAT), resulting in reliance on throat cultures as the gold standard for diagnosis.… read more here.
Keywords: diagnostic accuracy; rapid strep; antibiotic prescriptions; culture ... See more keywords
144. Little evidence of same-day, oral antibiotic prescribing at ambulatory surgery centers
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.189
Abstract: The objective of our study was to describe oral antibiotic prescriptions associated with procedures in ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) to evaluate if there are major national opportunities to improve antibiotic use in this setting. We… read more here.
Keywords: ambulatory surgery; day oral; oral antibiotic; antibiotic prescriptions ... See more keywords
Antibiotic Prescriptions for Children With Community-acquired Pneumonia: Findings From Italy.
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DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002934
Abstract: INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common reasons of prescribing antibiotics for children, often with overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics. The aim of this study is to describe the antibiotic prescriptions… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotic prescriptions; acquired pneumonia; cap; abt ... See more keywords
Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among pediatric inpatients in different type hospitals
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000018714
Abstract: Abstract To investigate the situation of antibiotic consumption and to assess the inappropriate use on pediatric inpatients of different types hospitals in Sichuan, China. A cross-sectional survey of antibiotic prescriptions among hospitalized children aged 1month… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotic prescriptions; inpatients different; prescriptions among; pediatric inpatients ... See more keywords
Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Pediatric Urgent Care Clinicians
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DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002809
Abstract: Objective Previous studies have reported high rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions in urgent care (UC). Specific prescribing patterns for the most common diagnoses are not known. The aim of the study is to determine the… read more here.
Keywords: prescribing; prescribing patterns; urgent care; care ... See more keywords
G277(P) The impact of point-of-care-testing for biomarkers in reducing antibiotic prescriptions in children globally: a systematic review
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DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-rcpch.269
Abstract: Background Antibiotic resistance is a global threat that is both harmful to patients and costly for healthcare services. It is exacerbated by the unnecessary prescription of antibiotics for viral infections. One suggested intervention to help… read more here.
Keywords: point care; poct; systematic review; care testing ... See more keywords