A Veterans' Healthcare Administration (VHA) antibiotic stewardship intervention to improve outpatient antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections: A cost-effectiveness analysis.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.393
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship provides a framework to improve antibiotic use, but cost-effectiveness data on implementation of outpatient antibiotic stewardship interventions are limited. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of Core Element implementation… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; outpatient antibiotic; antibiotic stewardship; cost effectiveness ... See more keywords
Benchmarking of Outpatient Pediatric Antibiotic Prescribing: Results of a Multicenter Collaborative.
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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piad039
Abstract: BACKGROUND Most antibiotic use occurs in ambulatory settings. No benchmarks exist for pediatric institutions to assess their outpatient antibiotic use and compare prescribing rates to peers. We aimed to share pediatric outpatient antibiotic use reports… read more here.
Keywords: index; outpatient; telehealth; outpatient antibiotic ... See more keywords
Prescription Antibiotic Use Among the US population 1999–2018: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab224
Abstract: Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance has been identified as a public health threat both in the United States and globally. The United States published the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic Resistance in 2014, which included goals… read more here.
Keywords: use; age; 2015 2018; outpatient antibiotic ... See more keywords
COVID-19 and Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions in the United States: A County-Level Analysis
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad096
Abstract: Abstract Background Declines in outpatient antibiotic prescribing were reported during the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States; however, the overall impact of COVID-19 cases on antibiotic prescribing remains unclear.… read more here.
Keywords: prescribing; antibiotic prescribing; covid; outpatient antibiotic ... See more keywords
Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Among Older Adults in the United States, 2011 to 2014
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1316
Abstract: Abstract Background Antibiotics are some of the most commonly prescribed medications for older adults, but antibiotic prescribing practices are poorly understood. We analyzed outpatient antibiotic prescribing data for older adults to identify potential targets for… read more here.
Keywords: 2011 2014; antibiotic prescribing; outpatient antibiotic; 1000 persons ... See more keywords
Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for Older Adults in the United States: 2011 to 2014
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DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15518
Abstract: To characterize antibiotics prescribed to older adults to guide efforts to improve antibiotic use. read more here.
Keywords: adults united; antibiotic prescribing; prescribing older; outpatient antibiotic ... See more keywords
The Five Ds of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship for Urinary Tract Infections
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DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00003-20
Abstract: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common indications for antibiotic prescriptions in the outpatient setting. Given rising rates of antibiotic resistance among uropathogens, antibiotic stewardship is critically needed to improve outpatient antibiotic… read more here.
Keywords: tract infections; urinary tract; stewardship; antibiotic stewardship ... See more keywords
Outpatient antibiotic use in Dutch infants after 10-valent pneumococcal vaccine introduction: a time-series analysis
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020619
Abstract: Objective This population-based cohort study assesses the impact of switching from a 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) to a 10-valent PCV on outpatient antibiotic use in Dutch infants, and whether geographical vaccination coverage modifies this… read more here.
Keywords: use; dutch infants; outpatient antibiotic; antibiotic use ... See more keywords
Outpatient Antibiotic Use and the Need for Increased Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts
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DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-4124
Abstract: In this article, we summarize outpatient antibiotic prescribing practices, factors that influence prescribing decisions, and the role of antibiotic stewardship in addressing inappropriate use. Antibiotic-resistant infections pose a growing threat to public health. Antibiotic use,… read more here.
Keywords: use; outpatient antibiotic; stewardship efforts; antibiotic stewardship ... See more keywords
Outpatient Antibiotic Prescriptions in Pregnant Women in Małopolska Province
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10010014
Abstract: Background: excessive and incorrect use of antibiotics is a common event that contributes to increased bacterial resistance to antibiotics. Based on the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption… read more here.
Keywords: women opolska; pregnant women; outpatient antibiotic; use antibiotics ... See more keywords
Outpatient Antibiotic Dispensing for the Population with Government Health Insurance in Syria in 2018–2019
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9090570
Abstract: Little is known about antibiotic uses at the population level in Syria. The aim of our study is to present outpatient antibiotic dispensing (OAD) patterns and rates for patients with health insurance in the parts… read more here.
Keywords: oad; antibiotic dispensing; outpatient antibiotic; health insurance ... See more keywords