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1. 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

2. 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.

3. Antibiotics | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   May 30, 2017 - Description Antibiotics are powerful medicines that fight bacterial infections . … Using antibiotics when you don't need them, or not using them properly, can add to antibiotic resistance … This happens when bacteria change and become able to resist the effects of an antibiotic. … When you take antibiotics, follow the directions carefully. … Do not save antibiotics for later or use someone else's prescription.

4. 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

5. Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - use for acute RTIs for which antibiotics are not indicated. … We identified interventions that had evidence of reducing resistance to antibiotics, improving appropriate … prescribing (i.e., concordant with guidelines), or decreasing overall prescribing of antibiotics for … Actual use of antibiotics was also reported in too few studies to assess separately from prescribing. … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antibiotics-respiratory-infection/research

6. Interventions To Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - 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. … Deciding whether to prescribe antibiotics for acute RTIs is a complex process. … The factors associated with overuse of antibiotics for uncomplicated acute RTIs are numerous and diverse … Clinical Interventions (Delayed Versus Immediate Prescribing) Delayed prescribing of antibiotics

7. Improving Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   March 01, 2021 - SHARE: Improving Antibiotic … 2021 Page originally created December 2020 Internet Citation: Improving Antibiotic … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antibiotics-respiratory-infection  

8. Interventions to Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2020 - contributes to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 1 , 2 Reducing inappropriate antibiotic … with antibiotics and increases medical costs. … antibiotics for acute RTI. … Respiratory tract Infections-Antibiotic Prescribing: Prescribing of antibiotics for self-limiting respiratory … use / overall antibiotic use KQ2: Antibiotic resistance and Medical complications (mortality, antibiotic

9. Antibiotic Resistance | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   September 07, 2023 - Using antibiotics can lead to resistance. … Each time you take antibiotics, sensitive bacteria are killed. … To help prevent antibiotic resistance Don't use antibiotics for viruses like colds or flu. … Antibiotics don't work on viruses. Don't pressure your doctor to give you an antibiotic. … When you take antibiotics, follow the directions carefully.

10. Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Nosocomial Pneumonia | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Antibiotic PD relates PK parameters to the ability of an antibiotic to kill or inhibit growth of bacterial … Concentration-dependent antibiotic: peak concentration to MIC ratio (C max /MIC) Time-dependent antibiotic … , clinicians can optimize the PD effects of antibiotics by altering the dosing methods for the antibiotic … Rates of antibiotic-related adverse events? … ] OR "Anti-Bacterial Agents"[mesh]) Limits Humans English language Adults 19+ years or

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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.

14. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2020 - Antibiotics If your CDI happened after you took an antibiotic, your health care professional may have … Findings about antibiotics for CDI Antibiotic What did researchers find? … Possible side effects of antibiotics to treat CDI Antibiotic Possible Side Effects … Take all antibiotics exactly as instructed. … the antibiotic?

15. Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Outcomes were antibiotic use, mortality, morbidity, and adverse drug events of antibiotic therapy. … Procalcitonin guidance reduces antibiotic use when used to discontinue antibiotics in adult ICU patients … Conclusions Procalcitonin guidance reduces antibiotic use when used to discontinue antibiotics in adult … ICU patients and to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in patients with respiratory tract infections … antibiotic resistance and for adverse events of antibiotic therapy.

16. 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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    January 26, 2013 - 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.

17. 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?

18. Evidence Summary: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients With Exacerbation of COPD (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2019 - Key Messages • Antibiotic therapy increases the clinical cure rate and reduces the clinical failure … Systemic Antibiotics Versus Placebo or Management Without Systemic Antibiotics Antibiotics increased … dosages of the same antibiotic was insufficient for mortality, clinical cure and clinical failure. … Antibiotic therapy in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. … Procalcitonin to guide antibiotic administration in COPD exacerbations: a meta- analysis.

19. Bacterial Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2022 - Antibiotics are the usual treatment. When you take antibiotics, follow the directions carefully. … Each time you take antibiotics, you increase the chances that bacteria in your body will learn to resist … them causing antibiotic resistance . … Later, you could get or spread an infection that those antibiotics cannot cure.

20. QUESTIONS What are the appropriate indications for tonsillectomy Recurrent infections how many Sleep disordered breathingShould clinicians administer or prescribe perioperative antibiotics to children undergoing tonsillectomyRELEVANT… | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2017 - infections how many Sleep disordered breathingShould clinicians administer or prescribe perioperative antibiotics … infections how many Sleep disordered breathingShould clinicians administer or prescribe perioperative antibiotics … Throat infections are a common reason to see a primary care physician and often result in antibiotic … treatment.1 The cost of outpatient visits and the medications prescribed for sore throats including antibiotics … Children with SDB compared with controls have a significantly higher rate of antibiotic use 40 more hospital