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381. Presentation: Program Overview
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     June 01, 2021 - Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection Long-Term Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Bordetella is the only one of these that requires antibiotic treatment.3 ‹#› Assessment of RTI 12 … His daughter asks you for some antibiotics to make her dad’s cough go away. … Antibiotics are great at making coughs go away. … He has bacterial pneumonia and needs antibiotics. Case 3: Peter, Diagnosis?

382. AHRQ_Brand_NameOnly (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet [11x17 format] Month: Resident Name/Identifier Room # Admit Date Admit … Other Contributing Factors Prescribing Clinician (PC) Prescription Date Prescription Duration Antibiotic … Name Dose Change of Antibiotic (if needed) Followup With PC Followup With Resident/Family Comments … Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet [11x14 format] Month: Resident Name/Identifier Room # Admit Date Admit … Name Dose Change of Antibiotic (if needed) Followup With PC Followup With Resident/Family Notes

383. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2021 - Antimicrobial Stewardship Modules are field-tested, evidence-based modules that can help nursing homes develop antibiotic … stewardship programs to help them use and prescribe antibiotics appropriately. … Appropriate antibiotics use can reduce antimicrobial resistance and help retain the effectiveness of … Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care helps nursing homes improve antibiotic stewardship

384. Section 5, Table 4 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Broad spectrum antibiotics should be given even if these tests cannot be performed (p. 28). … analysis and other cultures as indicated), and prompt administration of a broad‐spectrum parenteral antibiotic … Relatively high doses (75‐100 mg/kg) are sometimes recommended in regions with high prevalence of antibiotic … • Parenteral antibiotics should be given before other procedures. … SCD with a fever greater than or equal to 38.5 degrees C should be given parenteral broad spectrum antibiotic

385. Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other Than CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - (choose one) Patient developing symptomatic CAUTI Patient being given inappropriate antibiotics … Slide 7 Polling Question 2: Multidrug Resistant Organisms (choose one) Antibiotic resistance … is associated with $20 billion direct healthcare cost per year Antibiotic resistance is associated … with about $1 billion direct healthcare cost per year Developing new antibiotics is more important … It is s bar chart showing percentage of CAUTI isolates testing resistant to multiple antibiotics.

386. Appendix A Tables from Matar (2010) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - prostheses (constrained and hinged)    Comorbidities (increased Charlson index)    Lack of use of antibiotic … Intraoperative Surgical factors    Prophylactic antibiotics    Skin preparation    Draping …    Charging scalpel blades    Antibiotic irrigation solution    Bleeding control     … Antibiotic cement    Skin closure    Dressing Surgical team    Gloves    Personalized …    Dealing with persistent draining wounds Late    Antibiotics before dental, genitourinary

387. Staff-Safety-Assessment (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Staff Safety Assessment PURPOSE OF THIS FORM: … To discuss issues that may result in antibiotic-associated adverse events or have the potential to cause … you think the next resident at your facility will be harmed by an event related to administration of antibiotics

388. Section 6, Tables 5 and 6 (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Numerator/ Eligibility Criteria Number of Records Reviewed N Agreed (%) Kappa Statistic Hospital #1 Antibiotic … Treatment 0 ‐ ‐ Hospital #1 Fever Criterion 3 100% 1.00 Hospital #2 Antibiotic Treatment 4 100% 1.00 … Hospital #2 Fever Criterion 7 100% 1.00 Hospital #3 Antibiotic Treatment 10 100% 1.00 Hospital #3 … Fever Criterion 19 84% 0.68 All Sites Antibiotic Treatment 14 100% 1.00 All Sites Fever Criterion

389. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria One Pager (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Treatment • The majority of people with ASB and/or asymptomatic pyuria SHOULD NOT be treated with antibiotics … • Treatment of ASB is associated with adverse events related to antibiotic use and can increase the … likelihood of developing future UTIs that are antibiotic resistant … Asymptomatic bacteriuria treatment is associated with a higher prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities

390. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Antibiotic pressure can selectively induce increased antibiotic resistance in S. aureus strains, leading … Antibiotic stewardship aims to optimize the use of antibiotics to ensure they are prescribed appropriately … Antibiotic Stewardship Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs, but a significant amount of antibiotics in hospital … use by using coordinated interventions to improve and measure the appropriate use of antibiotics. … Team Antibiotic Review Form Antibiotic Time Out Tool All resources can be accessed in the Antibiotic

391. 3 Tk2 T1-Suggested Agenda For Meeting On Monitoring Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - (a) Examples of simple measures: (1) the rate of antibiotic use (e.g., the number of fluoroquinolones … (b) Examples of moderately complex measures: (1) number of antibiotic prescriptions divided by the number … with prescribing criteria; or (2) Examine compliance with antibiogram (e.g., percentage of prescribed antibiotics … Examples: Percentage of antibiotic prescriptions, number of residents receiving antibiotics, number

392. Section 5, Table 3 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - delay administration of antibiotics [p. 615]. … organisms should be drawn before starting antimicrobial therapy, as long as sampling does not delay antibiotic … Sampling before antibiotic therapy is important, because sterilization of blood cultures can occur … Identification of causative organisms facilitates adjustment of antibiotic therapy. … Administer antibiotics and antivirals as indicated.

393. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … This module discusses the importance of antibiotic stewardship and identifies strategies to implement … antibiotic stewardship activities in nursing homes. … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic … describes how hand hygiene prevents the spread of pathogens, including those that are resistant to antibiotics

394. Tools To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2024 - Ambulatory surgery centers: Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Antibiotic use:  … Toolkits To Improve Antibiotic Use Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): Toolkit for

395. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2021 - associated with COPD exacerbations and are usually limited to residents with COPD who have had extensive antibiotic … to prescribing antibiotics to residents with mild COPD exacerbations.2 • Empiric treatment1,2 − … Exacerbations AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Antibiotic prescribing choices and their comparative C. difficile infection risks: a longitudinal case-cohort … Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

396. 5 Tk2 P4T1-Monitoring Sample Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet Phase 4 (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 4 Sample Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet For month of ______ … Onset date Signs and symptoms Site of infection Culture site Infection type Treatment start date Antibiotic

397. Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2025 - Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines Issue Number 967 … July 22, 2025 Today’s Headlines: Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines … Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines In more than 40 percent of … The authors studied 772 patients aged 2 to 17 and compared antibiotic prescribing with standards set … antibiotics instead of broad-spectrum drugs when antibiotics are necessary, unless prior narrow-spectrum

398. Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2024 - Enhancing Antibiotic Stewardship in Primary Care (R01) PI: Mark Herbert Ebell Organization: University … The goal is to help reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions and the related costs and harms of … inappropriate antibiotic use. … about antibiotic prescribing and follow-up, and best practices for diagnosing and managing infectious … syndromes as well as allergies to antibiotics. 63 , 64 Patient Safety Network (PSNet) AHRQ’s PSNet is

399. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - Module 14—Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … This module discusses the importance of antibiotic stewardship and identifies strategies to implement … antibiotic stewardship activities in nursing homes. … Home Infection Preventionist Training Course This module discusses infection prevention and antibiotic … describes how hand hygiene prevents the spread of pathogens, including those that are resistant to antibiotics

400. Index of Clinical Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic … Antibiotic Stewardship Antibiotic stewardship employs evidence-based decision-making to optimize appropriate … antibiotic use. … This section discusses the importance of antibiotic stewardship, best practices, and guidance for implementation … Stewardship Blood Culture Stewardship aims to optimize bacteremia detection and reduce inappropriate antibiotic