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421. Upper Respiratory Infection – Discussion Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/respiratory-discussion-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - leader(s) is encouraged to ask all clinical staff which of the components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … Also, remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care … How will members of the practice develop consistent messaging to patients that antibiotic treatment is … How will we track compliance with not prescribing antibiotics for these patients? AHRQ Pub. … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care image1

422. Toolkit 2. Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decisionmaking for Four Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/toolkit2-communications-and-decisionmaking.html
     November 01, 2016 - At least 25 percent of antibiotic prescriptions in nursing homes do not meet clinical guidelines for … This use and overuse of antibiotics results in side effects and drug-resistant bacteria. … Training increases staff understanding of inappropriate antibiotic use and of the tools available to … Training should include information about inappropriate antibiotic use, a description of the tools and … Standardizing antibiotic use in long-term care settings (SAUL study).

423. 5 Tk3 P3T5-Training Slides For Nursing Home Nurses Phase 3 (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Slide 1 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic … SAY: Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed medications in nursing homes. … The use of antibiotics can lead to problems. … As an example, the first column is the antibiotic tested, in this case Cipro. … SAY: Slide 8 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Help Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic

424. Urinary Tract Infections (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2022 - bacteria − Recent antibiotic exposure − History of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)  … 100,000 CFU/mL of a urinary pathogen (most commonly Escherichia coli) Treatment • Do not start antibiotics … UTI in the future3-4 • Review prior urine culture results as previous susceptibility data can guide antibiotic … choice Condition Antibiotic Options2 Comments Uncomplicated cystitis2 • Nitrofurantoin • TMP … Asymptomatic bacteriuria treatment is associated with a higher prevalence of antibiotic resistant strains

425. 5 Tk2 T6-Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose The Right Antibiotic Data Entry Form (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic … Entry Form—Helpful Hints Some Helpful Hints for using the spreadsheet template: Add or delete antibiotics … If your laboratory does not test against a certain antibiotic, delete that column. … Add in antibiotics that are missing. Also change abbreviations to match what your laboratory uses. … The first diagnostic isolate for each antibiotic per organism is collected.

426. 5 Tk2 T6-Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose The Right Antibiotic Data Entry Form (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic … Data Entry Form—Helpful Hints Some Helpful Hints for using the spreadsheet template: Add or delete antibiotics … If your laboratory does not test against a certain antibiotic, delete that column. … Add in antibiotics that are missing. Also change abbreviations to match what your laboratory uses. … The first diagnostic isolate for each antibiotic per organism is collected.

427. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 23, 2017 - Receipt of antibiotics in hospitalized patients and risk for Clostridium difficile infection in subsequent … Receipt of Antibiotics in Hospitalized Patients and Risk for Clostridium difficile Infection in Subsequent … This study demonstrated that when a hospitalized patient receives antibiotics, the next patient who … This finding highlights the importance of both antibiotic stewardship programs and environmental approaches … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-stewardship-acute-care-practical-playbook

428. 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.

429. Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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430. Cholecystitis and Cholangitis (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/biliary-tract-one-page.docx
     November 01, 2019 - signs and symptoms of infection, patients with jaundice or non-obstructing gallstones do not require antibiotics … infection, patients with biliary colic (i.e., RUQ pain lasting 1–3 hours that resolves) do not require antibiotics … 5-10 days based on clinical response* Uncomplicated acute cholecystitis, surgical management No antibiotics … Fever-based antibiotic therapy for acute cholangitis following successful endoscopic biliary drainage … Effect of postoperative antibiotic administration on postoperative infection following cholecystectomy

431. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/COPD-one-page.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - • Antibiotics are recommended for moderate to severe COPD exacerbations. … o Patients admitted for COPD exacerbations usually meet criteria for antibiotic treatment. … alternative agents for a 5-day course depending on risk factors for Pseudomonas • Prophylactic antibiotics … Comparison of first-line with second-line antibiotics for acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: … Reduced risk of next exacerbation and mortality associated with antibiotic use in COPD.

432. Choosing the Right Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2016 - For example, if the nursing home is already monitoring antibiotic use, staff may have identified that … prescribing clinicians are using antibiotics for bacteria that are not usually sensitive to that antibiotic … nursing home may want to select one of the tools designed to help prescribing clinicians choose the right antibiotic … are high rates of prescribing for specific infections or residents referred from hospitals with an antibiotic … Family Members Low    Suspected UTI SBAR Working with a Lab to Improve Antibiotic

433. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Toolkits To Improve Antibiotic Use Three toolkits that help hospitals, long-term care facilities, and … ambulatory practices apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making to improve antibiotic use. … stewardship program, determine if it’s necessary to treat a resident with antibiotics, help clinicians … select the right antibiotic, and engage residents and families in infection prevention. … Universal Glove and Gown Use and Acquisition of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the ICU: A Randomized

434. Pledge (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/practice/pledge.pdf
     March 01, 2017 - Thousands of people die each year as a direct result of these antibiotic-resistant infections. … • Antibiotics are generally not needed when a person feels fine. • Antibiotics can cause harm and … side effects, including nausea and diarrhea, allergic reactions, yeast infections, and antibiotic-resistant … I understand that it is important to properly prescribe and use antibiotics. … • It’s okay for residents to ask if an antibiotic is truly needed.

435. Take the Pledge... | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Thousands of people die each year as a direct result of these antibiotic-resistant infections. … Antibiotics are generally not needed when a person feels fine. … infections, and antibiotic-resistant infections. … I understand that it is important to properly prescribe and use antibiotics. … It's okay for residents to ask if an antibiotic is truly needed.

436. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/004-ss-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-part-2.pptx
     April 01, 2025 - Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … preventing postoperative infections in total knee arthroplasty, as compared with standard postoperative antibiotics … Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … preventing postoperative infections in total knee arthroplasty, as compared with standard postoperative antibiotics

437. Connected Emergency Care Patient Safety Learning Lab (CEC PSLL) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2025 - Increase the specificity of antibiotic treatment for patients with respiratory infection. … Researchers developed an antibiotic-prescribing audit and patient feedback system. … along socioeconomic lines, with patients from wealthier areas more likely to receive inappropriate antibiotics … Racial and socioeconomic disparities evident in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the emergency … Racial and socioeconomic disparities evident in inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in the emergency

438. TND-0543_05-24-2013 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0543_05-24-2013.pdf
     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

439. 6 Tk1 T6-Managing Resident And Family Expectations Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - would like to talk to you today about when residents or family members request—or pressure you for—an antibiotic … Have you ever had an experience where someone requested an antibiotic for what they thought was a UTI … Potential harms of antibiotics. … Has anyone ever had a discussion about the harms of antibiotics as one of the reasons to avoid antibiotics … Do you think a family member would have continued to request antibiotics?

440. 6 Tk1 T6-Managing Resident And Family Expectations Final (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T6-Managing_Resident_and_Family_Expectations_Final.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - would like to talk to you today about when residents or family members request—or pressure you for—an antibiotic … Have you ever had an experience where someone requested an antibiotic for what they thought was a UTI … Potential harms of antibiotics. … Has anyone ever had a discussion about the harms of antibiotics as one of the reasons to avoid antibiotics … Do you think a family member would have continued to request antibiotics?