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421. 5 Tk2 P2T8-Sample Antibiogram Phase 2 (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Laboratory Name Antibiogram for dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy Gram Negative Gram Positive Antibiotic … The antibiograms will be most applicable when selecting antibiotics to treat urine infections and systemic … One antibiotic from each class is usually tested. … Antibiotics from the same class are likely to have similar resistance patterns, for example with cephalosporins … · Significant resistance to commonly used antibiotics is seen among the gram-negative organisms that

422. 5 Tk2 P2T8-Sample Antibiogram Phase 2 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T8-Sample_Antibiogram_Phase_2.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - Name/Clinical Laboratory Name Antibiogram for dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yyyy Gram Negative Gram Positive Antibiotic … The antibiograms will be most applicable when selecting antibiotics to treat urine infections and systemic … One antibiotic from each class is usually tested. … Antibiotics from the same class are likely to have similar resistance patterns, for example with cephalosporins … • Significant resistance to commonly used antibiotics is seen among the gram-negative organisms that

423. Improving Safety Using Teamwork and Patient Safety Norms (pdf file)
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     June 30, 2025 - 43 AHRQ’s National Implementation Projects to Prevent HAIs and Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria … use • Significant ↓ in antibiotic use in acute care, long-term care, and ambulatory care • 19.5% ↓ in … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/index.html 47 https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/telemedicine/index.html … https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/index.html Now Enrolling: AHRQ Safety Program for HAI Prevention … AHRQ’s National Implementation Projects to Prevent HAIs and Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB

424. Federal Interagency Workgroup on Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Health Care March Meeting Summary (pdf file)
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     July 23, 2020 -  Updated Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs. … Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results tool is available to help increase the understanding of why antibiotic-resistant … safehealthcare/advancing-laboratory-diagnostic-stewardship-for-healthcare-associated-infections-hais-antibiotic-resistance-and-sepsis … / https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/healthcare/pdfs/hospital-core-elements-H.pdf https://www.cdc.gov … /antibiotic-use/healthcare/pdfs/selective-reporting.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/core-elements

425. Diverticulitis (doc file)
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     November 01, 2019 - white blood cell count) · In patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis, trials suggest that antibiotics … and 2015 American Gastroenterological Association Guidelines recommend selective rather than routine antibiotic … use · Oral therapy (preferred if antibiotics are given): [Place local recommendations here] · Intravenous … Randomized clinical trial of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. … Prospective randomized trial comparing short-term antibiotic therapy versus standard therapy for acute

426. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 16, 2016 - epicardial echocardiography should be available if needed during the surgical case.4 Use Appropriate Antibiotic … Selection and Timing Administer timely and appropriate antibiotics preoperatively and postoperatively … staff support should be available if needed during a case.4 Recommended Practice: Use appropriate antibiotic … selection and timing • Administer prophylactic antibiotics within 1 hour prior to surgical incision … .4,5 • Administer appropriate antibiotic selection based on evidence-based guidelines.4,5 Recommended

427. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 16, 2016 - epicardial echocardiography should be available if needed during the surgical case.4 Use Appropriate Antibiotic … Selection and Timing Administer timely and appropriate antibiotics preoperatively and postoperatively … staff support should be available if needed during a case.4 Recommended Practice: Use appropriate antibiotic … selection and timing • Administer prophylactic antibiotics within 1 hour prior to surgical incision … .4,5 • Administer appropriate antibiotic selection based on evidence-based guidelines.4,5 Recommended

428. 5 Tk2 T2-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Getting Started (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - The laboratory that processes your cultures will have a record of the antibiotic susceptibility tests … The remaining columns of the antibiogram are the antibiotics that were tested and the organisms’ susceptibilities … The remaining columns of the antibiogram are the antibiotics that were tested and the organisms’ susceptibilities … Of the E coli cultures tested against ciprofloxacin, 75 percent were susceptible to the antibiotic. … encourage prescribing clinicians to order more cultures for suspected infections when prescribing empiric antibiotics

429. Timeliness of antibiotic prophylaxis for children with sickle cell disease | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2021 - Timeliness of antibiotic prophylaxis for children with sickle cell disease Measure Domain:  Management

430. Health Care-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - Antibiotic Prescribing and Use in Hospitals and Long-Term care Features strategies to help hospitals … and other inpatient facilities implement interventions to improve antibiotic use. … Be Antibiotics Aware Features information on appropriate antibiotic use. … Society of America (IDSA) Provides resources on reducing antimicrobial resistance and the need for new antibiotics … Be Antibiotics Aware Features information on appropriate antibiotic use.

431. Section 1, Basic Measurement Information (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 3: Appropriate Antibiotic … anemia) Hb F,S 282.6, 282.61, 282.62 Table 2: Penicillins and Erythromycins for Sickle Cell Disease Antibiotic … Erythromycin Erythromycin estolate Erythromycin ethylsuccinate Erythromycin stearate Miscellaneous antibiotics

432. AHRQ_Brand_NameOnly (xls file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet Month: Resident Name/Identifier Room # Admit Date Admit From Onset Date … X Ray 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/Notes

433. Bacterial Pneumonia in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - are generally in reasonable health and who have not been hospitalized or exposed to broad-spectrum antibiotics … • Residents with risk factors for resistant Gram-negative bacteria (hospitalized or broad-spectrum antibiotics … Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities … Comparison of 8 vs 15 days of antibiotic therapy for ventilator- associated pneumonia in adults: a

434. 108-Cusp-Psychological-Safety (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - A routine audit showed frequent delays in IV antibiotic administration on a hospital’s medical unit. … Several junior team members were reluctant to participate in the meetings about antibiotic administration … Each member of the team had a key role in the delivery of antibiotics. … to walk in the shoes of their colleagues to see how a series of factors can contribute to a delay in antibiotic … They collaborated and generated creative solutions to solve the antibiotic administration problem.

435. 5 Tk1 T6-Sample Distribution Plan For An Antibiogram Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Toolkit … Working With a Lab To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing Tool 6. … should provide the clinician with a copy of the antibiogram and/or the cautionary statement about antibiotic … 6-EF October 2016 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic … nurse should provide the clinician with a copy of the antibiogram and/or the cautionary statement about antibiotic

436. AHRQ_Brand_NameOnly
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     January 01, 2016 - SelOpts (hidden) Antibiotics (SelA) ID DESCRIPTION ORAL_IV Emily Savelli: ORAL_IV: 1=IV 2=Oral … Use step 2 to enter the number of isolates and percents for each of the bacteria-antibiotic-culture combinations … Each box corresponds to a bacteria, each row to an antibiotic, and each column to a culture type. … step 2, which provides the weighted average over all the selected isolates/percents for each bacteria-antibiotic … Light pink antibiotics are Oral, and dark pink antibiotics are IV.

437. National Action Plans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2018 - National Action Plan on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria provides a roadmap to guide the Nation … in rising to the challenge of antibiotic resistance. … It outlines steps for implementing the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

438. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
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     October 01, 2024 - Antibiotic pressure can: Lead to selective advantage for resistance of S. aureus. … Induce the expression of antibiotic resistance gene. … Antibiotic treatment and shifting microbiome. … They promote diagnostic accuracy and preserve the effectiveness of antibiotic treatments. … Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2019. Atlanta, GA: U.S.

439. Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: The Common Cold (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Treatment • Antibiotics are not indicated for the treatment of the common cold.1 • Patients should … • Antibiotic treatment does not prevent complications.9 • Symptoms usually last about 1 week and up … Infection (“the Common Cold”) Upper Respiratory Tract Infection AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Antibiotics for the common cold and acute purulent rhinitis. … Protective effect of antibiotics against serious complications of common respiratory tract infections

440. Management of Clostridiodes difficile Infection (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - younger than 2 years of age o Do not repeat testing within 7 days Treatment • Discontinue antibiotics … not used for CDI treatment whenever possible • If antibiotic therapy is still needed, select the narrowest … Meta- analysis of antibiotics and the risk of community- associated Clostridium difficile infection. … Risk of Clostridium difficile infection with acid suppressing drugs and antibiotics: meta-analysis. … Effect of a national 4C antibiotic stewardship intervention on the clinical and molecular epidemiology