Assessment of the Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Use in US Hospitals
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.2007
Abstract: This cross-sectional study evaluates the appropriateness of antimicrobial use for hospitalized patients treated for community-acquired pneumonia or a urinary tract infection present at admission or for patients who had received fluoroquinolone or intravenous vancomycin treatment. read more here.
Keywords: antimicrobial use; appropriateness antimicrobial; use hospitals; assessment appropriateness ... See more keywords
Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in food animals
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1852-2
Abstract: Antimicrobials have been widely used in food animals for growth promotion since the 1950s. Antimicrobial resistance emerges in animal production settings and frequently spreads to humans through the food chain and direct contact. There have… read more here.
Keywords: resistance food; food animals; antimicrobial use; antimicrobial resistance ... See more keywords
Point prevalence surveys of antimicrobial use among eight neonatal intensive care units in India: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.03.017
Abstract: Highlights • Approximately half (51.6%) of NICU babies received at least one antimicrobial agent.• Amikacin was the most commonly prescribed antimicrobial agent followed by meropenem.• The recommended first-line antimicrobial agents, ampicillin and gentamicin were rarely… read more here.
Keywords: among eight; prevalence surveys; point prevalence; surveys antimicrobial ... See more keywords
Quantification of antimicrobial use in Fijian livestock farms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100326
Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to humans and animals globally. Antimicrobial stewardship has been acknowledged as a primary strategy to tackle AMR. An important first step for antimicrobial stewardship is to quantify antimicrobial… read more here.
Keywords: use; livestock farms; livestock; farming systems ... See more keywords
Antimicrobial use practices, attitudes and responsibilities in UK farm animal veterinary surgeons.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.10.021
Abstract: Increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance in human and veterinary medicine have raised concerns around the issue of overprescribing and the indiscriminate use of antimicrobials. Their use in food producing animals is under scrutiny due to… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; veterinary surgeons; use practices; antimicrobial use ... See more keywords
Attitudes and perceptions of Dutch companion animal veterinarians towards antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104717
Abstract: Antimicrobial use (AMU) in humans and animals facilitates the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). With increasing AMR being recognised as a major global threat for public health, responsible AMU is strongly advocated in both human… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; antimicrobial use; companion; companion animal ... See more keywords
Antimicrobial use and resistance among commensal Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica in rural Jordan small ruminant herds
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DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.01.014
Abstract: Abstract Small-scale small ruminants’ farming is the major system in poor resources settings, yet their farming practices largely unknown. This paper assessed the husbandry practices, antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance of commensal Escherichia coli and… read more here.
Keywords: use; antimicrobial use; resistance; coli salmonella ... See more keywords
Evaluation of systematic California Mastitis Tests and vaginal examinations as measures of antimicrobial use in dairy herds.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2018.08.011
Abstract: Antimicrobial use is a commonly applied proxy for animal health and welfare impairment related to disease status in dairy herds. The objective of this study was to estimate the association between antimicrobial use and the… read more here.
Keywords: mastitis; use; dairy herds; antimicrobial use ... See more keywords
Antimicrobial use in Canadian acute-care hospitals: Findings from three national point-prevalence surveys between 2002 and 2017
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.519
Abstract: Abstract Objectives: The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program conducted point-prevalence surveys in acute-care hospitals in 2002, 2009, and 2017 to identify trends in antimicrobial use. Methods: Eligible inpatients were identified from a 24-hour period in… read more here.
Keywords: received antimicrobial; prevalence; antimicrobial use; patients received ... See more keywords
Reporting behaviors and perceptions toward the National Healthcare Safety Network antimicrobial use (AU) and antimicrobial resistance (AR) modules
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.131
Abstract: Abstract Objectives: To identify characteristics of US health systems and end users that report antimicrobial use and resistance (AUR) data, to determine how NHSN AUR data are used by hospitals and health systems and end… read more here.
Keywords: antimicrobial use; aur data; aur reporting; epidemiology ... See more keywords
The association between measurements of antimicrobial use and resistance in the faeces microbiota of finisher batches
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268817001285
Abstract: SUMMARY The objectives were to present three approaches for calculating antimicrobial (AM) use in pigs that take into account the rearing period and rearing site, and to study the association between these measurements and phenotypical… read more here.
Keywords: use; exposure; antimicrobial use; resistance ... See more keywords