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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45166/psn-pdf
May 25, 2016 - Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions
among US ambulatory care visits, 2010–2011. … Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescriptions Among
US Ambulatory Care Visits, 2010-2011. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescriptions-among-us-ambulatory-care … Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing increases the risk of antibiotic-resistant infections and is a recognized … -2010-2011
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-antibiotic-use-ambulatory-care
December 24, 2008 - Tools/Toolkit
Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care. … Citation Text:
Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care. … Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing is associated with increased risk potential . … This toolkit assists in simplifying the antibiotic decision-making process. … URL
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Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-safety-program-improving-antibiotic-use
December 24, 2008 - Tools/Toolkit
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. … Citation Text:
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. … Improving antibiotic use is a strategy to reduce dangerous health care–associated infections . … Final report (PDF)
Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits
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Save to your library … April 28, 2021
Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic prescribing during the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/could-efforts-fight-coronavirus-lead-overuse-antibiotics
May 11, 2011 - Book/Report
Could Efforts to Fight the Coronavirus Lead to Overuse of Antibiotics … Citation Text:
Could Efforts to Fight the Coronavirus Lead to Overuse of Antibiotics? … Antibiotic overuse is a contributor to nosocomial infection. … This report discusses problems associated with antibiotic prescribing during the first 6 months of the … Systemic problems arising from the situation include disparities associated with antibiotic administration
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-02/final_spotlight_opat_powerpoint_01102020_tocme.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Discharged with IV antibiotics:
When issues arise, who manages
the complications … He was discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for continuation
of intravenous antibiotics. … receive their IV antibiotics in a clinical
setting without being hospitalized … – Could patient receive oral (PO) antibiotics instead? … • Is the correct antibiotic dose and duration ordered?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41019/psn-pdf
December 18, 2014 - Antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory pediatrics in the
United States. … Antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory pediatrics in the United States. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-prescribing-ambulatory-pediatrics-united-states
Prescribing … of antibiotics for non-bacterial illnesses remains very common in outpatient pediatrics. … /web-mm/antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74164/psn-pdf
March 20, 2013 - Racial differences in antibiotic prescribing by primary
care pediatricians. … Racial differences in antibiotic prescribing by primary care
pediatricians. … Results
show that providers were more likely to prescribe antibiotics for white children, more likely … to diagnose
acute respiratory tract infections in white children, and, when antibiotics were prescribed … , less likely to
prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics for Black children.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38012/psn-pdf
August 27, 2008 - Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated
adverse events. … Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated adverse
events. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-visits-antibiotic-associated-adverse-events
This study … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-visits-antibiotic-associated-adverse-events
https:/ … /psnet.ahrq.gov//#adversedrugevent
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-antibiotic-use-acute-care-hospitals
October 23, 2019 - Tools/Toolkit
Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals … Citation Text:
Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Acute Care Hospitals Agency for Healthcare Research … This tool kit shares training modules and tools to support a 4-point practice to improve antibiotic prescribing … URL
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Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … February 5, 2020
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-diagnostic-stewardship-blood-cultures-critically-ill-children-culture-rates
October 19, 2022 - Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic … Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic … Stewardship interventions seek to optimize use of healthcare services, such as diagnostic tests or antibiotics … Researchers found that rates of blood cultures, broad-spectrum antibiotic use, and central line-associated … November 16, 2022
Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-learned-national-hospital-antibiotic-stewardship-implementation-project
July 20, 2022 - Study
Lessons learned from a national hospital antibiotic stewardship implementation … Lessons learned from a national hospital antibiotic stewardship implementation project. … to reduce healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic-associated adverse events. … Lessons learned from a national hospital antibiotic stewardship implementation project. … July 20, 2022
Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60904/psn-pdf
September 09, 2020 - Two pandemics, same story: the potentially dangerous
overuse of antibiotics and 'the road to medical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/two-pandemics-same-story-potentially-dangerous-overuse-antibiotics-and- … road-medical-hell
Antibiotic overuse is a long-standing safety concern due to the potential global … This news article discusses the overprescribing of antibiotics
in context of viral disease pandemics … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescriptions-among-us-ambulatory-care-visits
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42777/psn-pdf
December 11, 2013 - Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use
measured by defined daily doses. … Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use measured by
defined daily doses. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-medication-safety-incidents-antibiotic-use-measured-defined-daily-doses … Most prior studies of inpatient antibiotic adverse events reported absolute numbers of incidents, but … standardized events per defined daily dose, which highlighted the risks of less frequently prescribed
antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-inappropriate-outpatient-pediatric-antibiotic-prescriptions-adverse-drug-events
March 05, 2008 - Review
Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions … Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions with adverse drug events and … Inappropriately prescribing antibiotics for non-bacterial infections remains common in outpatient settings … This analysis of antibiotics prescribed to more than 2.8 million children showed more than 30% of children … with bacterial infection, and 4%-70% of children with viral infection were inappropriately prescribed antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49533/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - antibiotics at all.(3)
In our case, antibiotics were administered only after completion of the surgical … What measures can improve the proper administration of antibiotic prophylaxis? … Obstacles to proper timing
of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis include the perception that timing of … Appropriate timing of antibiotic administration improved from 51% to 98%, and clean
wound infection … A computer-assisted management program for antibiotics
and other antiinfective agents.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharged-iv-antibiotics-when-issues-arise-who-manages-complications
October 10, 2017 - Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the complications?. … Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the complications?. … their IV antibiotics in a clinical setting without being hospitalized. … Often treatment with an oral antibiotic agent is an appropriate alternative to IV antibiotic therapy. … Managing an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy team: challenges and solutions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinician-distress-and-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescribing-acute-respiratory-tract
December 02, 2020 - Study
Clinician distress and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory … Clinician distress and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections: a … Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics to treat viral illnesses is an ongoing patient safety threat … the association between clinician depression , anxiety, and burnout and inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics … Clinician distress and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections: a
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50929/psn-pdf
February 26, 2020 - Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who
manages the complications? … Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the
complications? … their IV antibiotics in a clinical setting without being
hospitalized. … Often treatment with an oral antibiotic agent is an appropriate alternative
to IV antibiotic therapy … Managing an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy team:
challenges and solutions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-visits-antibiotic-associated-adverse-events
October 31, 2014 - Study
Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated adverse events. … Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated adverse events. … This study found that adverse drug events from antibiotic use result in nearly 150,000 emergency department … An ultimately fatal case of an antibiotic adverse drug event is discussed in an AHRQ WebM&M commentary … Emergency department visits for antibiotic-associated adverse events.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-medication-safety-incidents-antibiotic-use-measured-defined-daily-doses
July 06, 2022 - Study
Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use measured by defined … Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use measured by defined daily doses. … Most prior studies of inpatient antibiotic adverse events reported absolute numbers of incidents, but … standardized events per defined daily dose, which highlighted the risks of less frequently prescribed antibiotics … Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use measured by defined daily doses.