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281. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2021 - Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection Long-Term Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … No. 17(21)-0029 June 2021 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Long-Term Care Assessment … Mary Ann is feeling well Temperature is 98.1oF She is happy she was not exposed to any unnecessary antibiotics … Start a different antibiotic. Send her to a urologist. Examine the resident. … does not work, rather than try “better” antibiotics, consider other reasons for the resident’s signs

282. Four Moments Poster (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - Moment 1 occurs at the time initiation of antibiotic … therapy is considered: Ask, “Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics?” … cultures before starting antibiotics? … Moment 3 occurs every day of antibiotic therapy: Ask 3 questions, “Can I stop antibiotics? … when the infectious process is clear and the patient responds to therapy: Ask, “What duration of antibiotic

283. Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2016 - Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics … Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and … Family Members Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Toolkit 2. … Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic (Concise Antibiogram Toolkit) Toolkit

284. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - NURSING HOME] Protocol for Three Common Infections [DATE] Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotic … when either no antibiotic or a narrow-spectrum drug would suffice are large contributors to this problem … To improve appropriate antibiotic use for the residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME], the minimum criteria … Urine cultures should be used to identify the most appropriate antibiotic. … For residents with acute dysuria, it may be appropriate to initiate empirical antibiotic therapy; but

285. Learn Best Practices for Common Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … For information on how the materials below can be integrated into institutional efforts to improve antibiotic … use, read the Implementation Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 401.5 … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/index.html  

286. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Skin or Soft Tissue Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2022 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/cellulitis.html  

287. 5 Tk2 P1T4-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 1 (doc file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Antibiograms aggregate information about susceptibility patterns of organisms to commonly prescribed antibiotics … indicates that a high proportion of antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate. … Using an antibiogram to guide empiric antibiotic selection can help to improve the likelihood that the … antibiotic will be effective even before the bacteria have been identified by the laboratory. … as initial therapy and can result in fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed

288. 5 Tk2 P3T3-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 3 (doc file)
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     January 01, 2014 - Antibiograms aggregate information about susceptibility patterns of organisms to commonly prescribed antibiotics … indicates that a high proportion of antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate. … Using an antibiogram to guide empiric antibiotic selection can help to improve the likelihood that the … antibiotic will be effective even before the bacteria have been identified by the laboratory. … as initial therapy and can result in fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed

289. 5 Tk2 P1T4-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 1 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals in long-term care settings, yet research … indicates that a high proportion of antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate. … Using an antibiogram to guide empiric antibiotic selection can help to improve the likelihood that … the antibiotic will be effective even before the bacteria have been identified by the laboratory. … as initial therapy and can result in fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed

290. 5 Tk2 P3T3-Antibiogram Factsheet Phase 3 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals in long-term care settings, yet research … indicates that a high proportion of antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate. … Using an antibiogram to guide empiric antibiotic selection can help to improve the likelihood that … the antibiotic will be effective even before the bacteria have been identified by the laboratory. … as initial therapy and can result in fewer clinical failures of antibiotics that are first prescribed

291. Antibiotic Use Significantly Reduced in Long-Term Care Facilities Participating in AHRQ-Funded Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2022 - Use were able to significantly reduce antibiotic use. … This included reductions in the use of fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics known to cause adverse … Up to 75 percent of the antibiotics prescribed in long-term care facilities are inappropriate, which … can contribute to antibiotic resistance, according to previous studies. … It includes resources, webinars and practical tools frontline staff can use to incorporate antibiotic

292. Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - _ If yes, please specify:   Did the patient use a mechanical bowel preparation and oral antibiotics … (Check all that apply) Mechanical bowel prep ___ Oral antibiotics  ___ Normothermia Maintenance … Prophylactic Antibiotics: Did the patient receive appropriate antibiotic selection, dosing, timing, … Antibiotic 1: Administration time: Antibiotic 2: Administration time: Case duration (Subtract … Antibiotic 1: First redose time: Second redose time: Antibiotic 2: First redose time:

293. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - NAME OF NURSING HOME] Protocol for Three Common Infections [DATE] Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotic … when either no antibiotic or a narrow-spectrum drug would suffice are large contributors to this problem … To improve appropriate antibiotic use for the residents at [NAME OF NURSING HOME], the minimum criteria … Urine cultures should be used to identify the most appropriate antibiotic. … For residents with acute dysuria, it may be appropriate to initiate empirical antibiotic therapy; but

294. 5 Tk2 T4-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit How To Enter Data Manually Into An Antibiogram Template (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - %) susceptibilities based on 20 isolates should still give a general idea of how effective various antibiotics … Only include percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics where at least 70 percent of the isolates … Different isolates of an organism are not always tested for susceptibilities to the exact same antibiotics … Because of this uncertainty, we recommend you only include percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics … So, in the example, percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics which about 20 or more E. coli isolates

295. 5 Tk2 T6-Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose The Right Antibiotic Data Entry Form (xls file)
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     May 01, 2014 - No. 14-0012-6-EF Helpful Hints Using Nursing Home Antibiograms to Choose the Right Antibiotic Tool … AHRQ 14-0012-6-EF 1/2014 Some Helpful Hints for using the spreadsheet template:   -Add or delete antibiotics … If your laboratory does not test against a certain antibiotic, delete that column. … Add in antibiotics that are missing. Also change abbreviations to match what your laboratory uses. … The first diagnostic isolate for each antibiotic per organism is collected.

296. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … Identify indications for antibiotics and supportive care measures for residents with a cough.​ … Review testing, empiric treatment options, and reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for pneumonia … Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for pneumonia using results of diagnostic … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/respiratory-assess.html

297. Community-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - with obvious signs and symptoms of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), it is reasonable to initiate antibiotics … Preferences Healthy Adults Adults With Comorbidities or Recent Hospitalization with Parenteral Antibiotics … instructed to return to medical attention if they do not have some improvement in symptoms by day 3 of antibiotics … if they experience mental status changes or become increasingly ill, regardless of how many days of antibiotics … Community-Acquired Pneumonia 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care

298. AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2023 - project is a national effort to develop and implement a bundle of evidence-based interventions to improve antibiotic … Program for Telemedicine will work directly with healthcare providers to ensure the appropriate use of antibiotics … matter experts in the following areas: Understanding the science of safety and how it applies to antibiotic … Designing and implementing interventions to improve antibiotic use within a telemedicine setting. … participants in this 4-year project will be compiled into a toolkit, allowing other providers to improve antibiotic

299. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Ultrasonography Screening for Children with SCD; and Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2015 - Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Ultrasonography Screening for Children with SCD; and Appropriate Antibiotic … who were continuously enrolled in Medicaid and during the measurement year received preventive antibiotics … children with SCA receive yearly TCD screenings from ages 2 through 15.2 Prompt and consistent use of antibiotics … infants with SCA be started on twice-daily penicillin as early as possible and remain on preventive antibiotics … ● Between States, the rates of prescriptions for antibiotics varied from 5 percent to 33 percent

300. 4 Tk3 T4-Letter To Prescribing Clinicians (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - RECIPIENT ADDRESS CITY, STATE ZIP] Re: Change in protocol regarding three common infections and antibiotic … Antibiotic treatments do not affect the prevalence of bacteriuria, the frequency of symptomatic urinary … Nursing homes serve as one of our most fertile breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant strains of … Antibiotic use in nursing homes. Get Smart About Antibiotics Week November 18–2013. … Urine cultures should be used to identify the most appropriate antibiotic.