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41. The "Usually Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … : Influenza and RSV Never Antibiotics: Common Cold Never Antibiotics: Acute Bronchitis … Sometimes Antibiotics: Acute Otitis Media Sometimes Antibiotics: Sinusitis Sometimes Antibiotics … Tissue Abscesses Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections Antibiotic Allergies … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/cap.html  

42. The "Sometimes Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … : Influenza and RSV Never Antibiotics: Common Cold Never Antibiotics: Acute Bronchitis … Sometimes Antibiotics: Acute Otitis Media Sometimes Antibiotics: Sinusitis Sometimes Antibiotics … Tissue Abscesses Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections Antibiotic Allergies … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/aom.html  

43. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - of antibiotic decision making. … is being considered and for those who receive antibiotics. … Second , what empiric antibiotics should be started? … Moment 4: It’s been 2–3 days since we started antibiotics. … Can we stop antibiotics? Can we narrow therapy? Can we change to oral antibiotics?

44. Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Home Topics A Antibiotics … Antibiotics are powerful medicines that fight bacterial infections. … Antibiotic resistance is becoming a national threat. … AHRQ's efforts for combating antibiotic-resistanct bacteria focus on promoting appropriate antibiotic … Impact of reducing time-to-antibiotics on sepsis mortality, antibiotic use, and adverse events.

45. Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development: Part 1 (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2019 - in infectious diseases or not, the physician lead should have an interest in both optimal use of antibiotics … and restriction decisions regarding antibiotics and thus should have ample ASP representation. … Since the primary target of guidelines is clinicians who prescribe antibiotics, we recommend selecting … are to encourage clinicians to think about what the right antibiotics are for the syndrome they suspect … It is, however, reasonable to consider guidelines for use of select antibiotics that are expensive or

46. Appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis for children with sickle cell disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2021 - Home Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures Appropriate antibiotic … Measure Implementation & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees Appropriate antibiotic … Conditions Measure Sub-Domain:  Sickle Cell Treatment PQMP COE:  Q-METRIC Associated NQF # and Name:  3166, Antibiotic … reviewed August 2021 Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: Appropriate antibiotic … https://www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/scd-antibiotic-prophylaxis.html  

47. The "Never Antibiotics" Diagnoses: Viral Acute Upper Respiratory Infection: the Common Cold   | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - : Influenza and RSV Never Antibiotics: Common Cold Never Antibiotics: Acute Bronchitis … Sometimes Antibiotics: Acute Otitis Media Sometimes Antibiotics: Sinusitis Sometimes Antibiotics … Tissue Abscesses Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections Antibiotic Allergies … Explain why antibiotic therapy is not useful in the treatment of viral upper respiratory tract infections … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/common-cold.html  

48. Identifying Targets for Improving Antibiotic Use
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    November 01, 2019 - from the pharmacy to the patient Invest in machines that can house certain antibiotics on the unit … requires antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Can I stop antibiotics? Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … The patient had a favorable response to diuresis so it is reasonable to stop his antibiotics.

49. Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - Prescribing Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship Improving Communication Sustaining … Stewardship Long-Term Care Toolkit Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship … Identify targets for future antibiotic stewardship efforts based on antibiotic prescribing patterns. … Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts – Slides (PPTX, 2 MB) Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/sustaining.html  

50. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - : Influenza and RSV Never Antibiotics: Common Cold Never Antibiotics: Acute Bronchitis … Sometimes Antibiotics: Acute Otitis Media Sometimes Antibiotics: Sinusitis Sometimes Antibiotics … Tissue Abscesses Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections Antibiotic Allergies … Discuss recommended durations of antibiotic therapy for UTIs. … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/best-practices/uti.html  

51. Create a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - use, read the Implementation Guide for Long-Term Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (PDF, 402 KB … Presentations Improving antibiotic use should be viewed as a patient safety issue. … use and be engaged in reducing harm associated with antibiotic use. … Antibiotic Safety   Tools The six tools below are designed to assist the Antibiotic Stewardship … and takes action when harm related to antibiotics is detected.

52. New Study Shows Reduced Antibiotic Use at Long-term Care Facilities Participating in HHS-funded Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2022 - were on antibiotics. … Participating facilities also significantly reduced use of fluoroquinolones , a class of antibiotics … can enable organisms to develop a resistance to antibiotics, rendering them ineffective. … Significantly reduce oral antibiotic use compared with intravenous antibiotics, which is important because … oral antibiotics are used more frequently.

53. AHRQ Safety Program Helps Hospitals Decrease Antibiotic Use and Reduce Infections, Study Finds | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2021 - "Giving clinicians tools to prescribe antibiotics appropriately can make care safer by ensuring that … "Antibiotics can be lifesaving, but they must be used thoughtfully in order to preserve their effectiveness … Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, with more than 150 million antibiotic prescriptions … written annually in the United States; however, if antibiotics are overused, they can become less powerful … "Every infection prevented reduces the need for antibiotics, and using fewer antibiotics significantly

54. Gap Analysis for Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (doc file)
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    November 01, 2019 - ☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A ➕Do your facility guidelines provide recommendations about specific antibiotics? … Consider ➕Is there is a formal procedure for all clinicians to review the appropriateness of all antibiotics … there a process for intravenous to oral conversion of antibiotics in the pharmacy? … ☐ Yes ☐ No ➕Are activities conducted by the ASP to target antibiotics commonly associated with C. … any culture or susceptibility results as a strategy to assist prescribers in selecting appropriate antibiotics

55. Develop and Improve Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Your Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2022 - Practice” and “Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts” are more pertinent for the Antibiotic Stewardship … Practice Around Antibiotic Decisions Sustaining Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts   Tools The … develop robust antibiotic stewardship activities in your practice.  … Accessing and Reporting Antibiotic Prescription Data details how to obtain antibiotic prescribing data … Antibiotic Stewardship in Ambulatory Care  (DOCX, 403 KB) Gap Analysis Tool for Antibiotic Stewardship

56. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - Prescribing Implementing Antibiotic Stewardship Improving Communication Sustaining … Understand how antibiotic stewardship teams can improve antibiotic prescribing practices in the ambulatory … Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing?  … – Slides (PPTX, 5.4 MB) Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing?  … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/improve/prescribing.html  

57. Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … Stewardship Program (Part 1) Antibiotic Stewardship Program (Part 2) Effective Behavior … this presentation viewers will be able to— Examine what motivates health care providers to prescribe antibiotics … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/behavior-changes.html  

58. When Do You Need An Antibiotic? (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2017 - When Do You Need An Antibiotic? When Do You Need An Antibiotic? … What is “antibiotic resistance”? … to the antibiotic. … That’s why it’s best to use an antibiotic only when it’s absolutely necessary. … Don’t take an antibiotic for a virus (cold or flu).

59. The Role of the Bedside Nurse in Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … Stewardship Program (Part 1) Antibiotic Stewardship Program (Part 2) Effective Behavior … presentation viewers will be able to— Examine what motivates health care providers to  prescribe antibiotics … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/improve/bedside-nurse.html  

60. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2019 - Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Home Antibiotic … SHARE: More topics in this section Antibiotic … laboratory testing Discuss management approaches for C. difficile infections (CDI) Discuss the role of antibiotics … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/cdi.html   Back