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1. Pneumonia-Antibiotic-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2014 - Current antibiotic dosing strategies also do not directly consider the variety of antibiotic-resistance … Given the PK/PD properties of antibiotics, clinicians can optimize the PD effects of antibiotics by … Among them are improving appropriate use of antibiotics by promoting antibiotic use only when indicated … antibiotic doses. … concepts such as using extended or prolonged infusions of time-dependent antibiotics.

2. pneumonia-antibiotic-treatment-protocol-130718 (pdf file)
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   July 19, 2013 - Antibiotic PD relates PK parameters to the ability of an antibiotic to kill or inhibit growth of bacterial … , clinicians can optimize the PD effects of antibiotics by altering the dosing methods for the antibiotic … Rates of antibiotic-related adverse events? … Rates of antibiotic-related adverse events? … ] OR "Anti-Bacterial Agents"[mesh]) Limits Humans English language Adults 19+ years or Adults 18

3. Antibiotic Resistance | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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4. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Clinician (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2016 - A key factor for the increased rate of antibiotic resistance is high outpatient consumption of antibiotics … Antibiotics are frequently inappropriately used for uncomplicated acute RTIs. … ahrq.gov/antibiotics-RTI. … Available at www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/antibiotics-RTI. … http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/antibiotics-RTI http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/antibiotics-RTI

5. Antibiotics-Respiratory-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2016 - With antibiotic use, however, some bacteria can adapt, which can result in the development of antibiotic … of new antibiotics, a key factor is high outpatient consumption of antibiotics.1-3 In response to … Reduced overall prescribing or use of antibiotics for acute RTIs. … antibiotic prescribing, overall prescribing, or antibiotic resistance (Key Questions 1 and 2), with … Data were not available on appropriate antibiotic prescribing or on antibiotic resistance.

6. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)
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   September 22, 2014 - antibiotics for acute RTI. … antibiotics!for!RTI! ! Improved!clinician! knowledge!regarding!use! of!antibiotics!for!RTI! ! … antibiotics! KQ#1:# ! Improved!appropriate! prescription!of!antibiotics! ! Improved!appropriate! … antibiotics! KQ#2:! ! Antibiotic!resistance! ! Medical!complications!)e.g.! Mortality,!Adverse! … Respiratory tract Infections- Antibiotic Prescribing: Prescribing of antibiotics for self-limiting respiratory

7. Antibiotics | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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8. Disposition of Comments for CER 163 Appropriate Antibiotics (pdf file)
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   January 27, 2016 - and that antibiotics could be reduced overall. … message about antibiotics to clinicians (“don’t prescribe antibiotics, but you should give patients … Changed to “overuse of antibiotics” 29. … use and antibiotic prescribing. … Peer Reviewer #17 (TEP Reviewer) General Healthcare delivery, access to antibiotics, antibiotic

9. P A W S, Prescription for Antibiotics or Wait and See: Ear Infections: Are Antibiotics the Right Choice for You? (pdf file)
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   May 29, 2025 - P A W S, Prescription for Antibiotics or Wait and See: Ear Infections: Are Antibiotics the Right Choice … P A W S Prescription for Antibiotics or Wait and See Ear Infections Are Antibiotics the Right … Not all ear infections require imme- diate treatment with antibiotics. … Antibiotics that are taken when they are not needed can be harmful. … Af- ter each course of antibiotics, re- sistant bacteria may develop.

10. Procalcitonin Executive (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2012 - Early initiation of appropriate antibiotics and goal-directed therapies reduces mortality. … Conversely, overuse and misuse of antibiotics, including continuing antibiotics longer than necessary … In view of the present emphasis on the overuse of antibiotics, other interventions to reduce antibiotic … ’s total exposure to all antibiotics and is conventionally reported as mean days per 1,000 days of … to all antibiotics per 1,000 days of followup. 2.

11. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2014 - Conversely, overuse and misuse of antibiotics, including continuing antibiotics longer than necessary … Conversely, overuse and misuse of antibiotics, including continuing antibiotics longer than necessary … to discontinue antibiotics in adult ICU patients and to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in patients … Consistent use of measures of total antibiotic exposure (e.g. mean days total exposure to all antibiotics … Vulnerable to antibiotic resistance and adverse effects of antibiotics.

12. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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13. Disposition of Comments Report for Procalcitonin-Guides Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
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    October 05, 2012 - on antibiotics per total patient-days for an entire group as a rate. … For the use of PCT to reduce initiation or continuation of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract … The ES only discussed antibiotics since this was the major theme of the entire systematic review. … Also, discontinuation of antibiotics or duration of therapy are intermediate outcomes, and this report … The overuse of antibiotics is not taken into account.

14. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2017 - Antibiotics If your CDI happened after you took an antibiotic, your health care professional may have … you stop taking the antibiotic. … The antibiotic your doctor recommends may depend on the availability and cost of the antibiotic, what … Take all antibiotics exactly as instructed. … the antibiotic?

15. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Nosocomial Pneumonia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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16. Topic 0613 Tympanostomy Tubes NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    November 03, 2014 - uncertainty regarding indications for Summary: tympanostomy in children as well as the prescription of antibiotics … drops and/or systemic antibiotics for children with tympanostomy tube otorrhea (TTO)? … drops or systemic antibiotic administration Comparator(s): Systemic antibiotic administration or topical … Should clinicians prescribe topical antibiotic eardrops and/or antibiotics for children with uncomplicated … approximately 16% of children within four weeks of surgery and 26% of children while tubes are in place.3 Antibiotics

17. Management of Acute Diverticulitis Additional Information for Topic Nomination (pdf file)
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    May 29, 2025 - Key Questions and PICOTS KQ1: Antibiotics KQ1: Antibiotics vs. … No Antibiotics KQ2: Diagnostic imaging KQ3: Follow-up colonoscopy KQ4: Surgical and interventional … KQ1: Antibiotics vs. … antibiotics by other route of administration, type of antibiotic, duration of course Other … KQ1: Antibiotics vs.

18. Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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19. TND-0543_05-24-2013 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2013 - management, for reducing inappropriate antibiotic use for acute cough illness (ACI). … Existing clinical guidelines recommend against routine antibiotic use for ACI in otherwise healthy adults … The conclusions in the most recent clinical trials note that a decrease in antibiotic use was associated … with delayed antibiotic strategies, patient education, and physician education and are consistent with …  While it is clear the antibiotics are not useful, a new systematic review on this topic can be used

20. Evidence Summary: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2020 - o Antibiotic treatment: For patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, antibiotic treatment may not … For patients who do receive antibiotics, the evidence is insufficient to guide choice of antibiotic … imaging; (2) the effectiveness and harms of hospitalization for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis, antibiotics … Antibiotic treatment of acute diverticulitis: With low SoE, studies did not find that antibiotic treatment … For patients who do receive antibiotics, the evidence is insufficient to guide choice of antibiotic