Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program in Long-term Care Facilities Across the US
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0181
Abstract: Key Points Question Is framing antibiotic stewardship as a patient safety issue and emphasizing direct care staff engagement associated with reductions in antibiotic use across US long-term care facilities? Findings In this quality improvement study… read more here.
Keywords: long term; care facilities; care; term care ... See more keywords
Accelerating the Growth of Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.0211
Abstract: To Err Is Human broke the silence around patient safety, bringing awareness to the 98 000 preventable deaths per year caused by medical error in hospitals.1 Instead of asserting that these deaths were due to… read more here.
Keywords: stewardship; safety; nursing homes; care ... See more keywords
Improving Antibiotic Stewardship for Diarrheal Disease With Probability-Based Electronic Clinical Decision Support
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2535
Abstract: This study attempts to determine whether the diarrheal etiology prediction algorithm impacts antibiotic prescriptions in patients with acute diarrhea. read more here.
Keywords: improving antibiotic; stewardship diarrheal; probability based; diarrheal disease ... See more keywords
Introduction to Antibiotic Stewardship Principles for the Perioperative Nurse.
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DOI: 10.1002/aorn.13911
Abstract: Since 1942, health care personnel have administered antibiotics in the United States to prevent and treat a variety of infections, including surgical site infections. Bacteria can mutate and develop resistance after frequent and repeated antibiotic… read more here.
Keywords: stewardship; perioperative nurse; introduction antibiotic; stewardship principles ... See more keywords
Antibiotic Stewardship am Beispiel der Staphylococcus aureus Bakteriämie
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DOI: 10.1007/s00063-017-0270-4
Abstract: ZusammenfassungWeltweit zunehmende Antibiotikaresistenzen erschweren die Behandlung von Patienten mit bakteriellen Infektionen. Eine wesentliche Ursache wird dem unkritischen Einsatz von Antibiotika im stationären und ambulanten Bereich sowie in der Landwirtschaft zugeschrieben. Antibiotic-Stewardship(ABS)-Programme, die inzwischen auch vom… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotic stewardship; staphylococcus aureus; der; aureus bakteri ... See more keywords
Antibiotic Stewardship 2.0
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DOI: 10.1007/s00108-017-0258-4
Abstract: ZusammenfassungIm Spannungsfeld zwischen der Ausbreitung multiresistenter Erreger und dem Fehlen neuer Substanzen wird der rationale Umgang mit Antibiotika immer wichtiger, vor allem bei multiresistenten gramnegativen Erregern. Denn Resistenzentwicklung ist bakterielle Evolution und damit nicht vermeidbar,… read more here.
Keywords: die; von; antibiotic stewardship; resistance ... See more keywords
Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship programs in the ICU: insistence and persistence in the fight against resistance. A position statement from ESICM/ESCMID/WAAAR round table on multi-drug resistance
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DOI: 10.1007/s00134-017-5036-1
Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a clear and present danger to patients in any intensive care unit (ICU) around the world. Whereas AMR may affect any patient in the hospital, patients in the ICU are particularly… read more here.
Keywords: intensive care; antibiotic stewardship; antimicrobial resistance; resistance ... See more keywords
The Kinetics of an Antibiotic Stewardship Intervention: A Quasi-Experimental Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s40121-021-00403-z
Abstract: Introduction Little is known about the kinetics and different phases of a successful antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) intervention. Methods We analyzed the trends of quarterly antibiotic use measured in defined daily dose (DDD)/100 days hospitalization using… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; antibiotic stewardship; steady state; asp intervention ... See more keywords
Organizational Readiness Assessment in Acute and Long-Term Care has Important Implications for Antibiotic Stewardship for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.04.024
Abstract: BACKGROUND Prior to implementing an antibiotic stewardship intervention for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), we assessed institutional barriers to change using the Organizational Readiness to Change Assessment (ORCA). METHODS Surveys were self-administered on paper in inpatient medicine… read more here.
Keywords: asymptomatic bacteriuria; long term; antibiotic stewardship; organizational readiness ... See more keywords
Establishing Antibiotic Usage Surveillance Capabilities in New York State Hospitals Through an Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.04.010
Abstract: Background Antibiotic resistance resulting from inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics is a serious problem facing hospitals. To address this, the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) introduced an Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Module. Reporting in this… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotic usage; antibiotic stewardship; stewardship collaborative; stewardship ... See more keywords
Bugs and Drugs: Collaboration Between Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2019.10.001
Abstract: Overall goals of antibiotic stewardship and infection prevention programs are to improve patient safety as it pertains to risk of infection or multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) acquisition. Although the focus of day-to-day activities may differ, the… read more here.
Keywords: infection prevention; bugs drugs; infection; antibiotic stewardship ... See more keywords