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61. Tympanostomy Tubes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2021 - for tube candidacy. 1 The American Academy of Pediatrics CPG discourages routine use of prophylactic antibiotics … drops versus systemic antibiotics or watchful waiting on duration of otorrhea, quality of life, or need … prophylaxis KQ 5: Ototopical preparations Ototopical antibiotics FDA approved (i.e., … for recurrent episodes of AOM Prophylactic antibiotics Adenoidectomy KQ 3: No comparator … water exposure Avoidance of higher risk activities KQ 5: Watchful waiting Oral (systemic) antibiotics

62. Tonsillectomy for Recurrent Infection and Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 01, 2020 - or non-antibiotic--treatments) on the number and severity of throat infections, quality of life, and … mh] OR Multi-Ingredient Cold, Flu, and Allergy Medications [mh] OR Respiratory System Agents [mh] OR Anti-Bacterial … Agents [mh] OR antibiotic [tiab] OR Anti-Allergic Agents [mh] 11304977 3 palatine tonsil[mh … Overprescribing and inappropriate antibiotic selection for children with pharyngitis in the United States … Antibiotics: Antibiotics approved by the FDA specifically for treating streptococcal tonsillitis include

63. Using Deliberative Methods to Engage the Public: Facilitating a Deliberative Session (pdf file)
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    January 11, 2017 - o Decisions grounded in personal/societal values Slide 7 The overuse of antibiotics … patients o What information might be useful to convey to the public about the risk of overusing antibiotics … Slide 8 The overuse of antibiotics: deliberative session • Question: should there be more specific … limits on how doctors use antibiotics?

64. Tonsillitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    If the cause is a bacterial infection, such as strep throat, your child will need to take antibiotics … It is important for your child to finish the antibiotics even if he or she feels better. … if he or she Keeps getting tonsillitis Has bacterial tonsillitis that does not get better with antibiotics

65. Disposition of Comments for Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
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    November 24, 2014 - Of note is that recommendations to increase dosing levels for many antibiotics were included in the … In addition, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is only performed for a few selected antibiotics in practice … There was a lack of data to support the use of continuous infusion of betalactam antibiotics compared … Again, readers of such a review are likely looking for guidance on dosing antibiotics for multi- drug … resistant organisms, or organisms with high MICs to traditional antibiotics.

66. Acute Bronchitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 07, 2013 - Antibiotics won't help if the cause is viral. You may get antibiotics if the cause is bacterial.

67. Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of C. difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - , particularly broad-spectrum or multiple antibiotics. … Standard antibiotics treatments: metronidazole, rifampicin, rifaxamin, vancomycin. … Antibiotics: active treatments such as metronidazole or vancomycin. … Antibiotic treatment for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults. … Antibiotics and hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea: a systematic review.

68. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    September 08, 2011 - Conversely, overuse and misuse of antibiotics can result in adverse events and add to the increasing … problem of antibiotic resistance. … Discriminate use of antibiotics for exacerbation of COPD. … leukocytosis, pyuria), as described in guidelines The comparator is specified as initiation of antibiotics … as described in guidelines to clarify the true comparator for procalcitonin-guided initiation of antibiotics

69. Disposition of Comments: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
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    October 12, 2020 - or not or in choice of antibiotic regimens”? … commenter from American College of Physicians Throughout • Throughout, we recommend using the term “antibiotic … treatment” when you are referring to antibiotics. … E.g., instead of “There is low SoE that antibiotics for patients…” replace with “There is low SoE … that antibiotic treatment for patients…” We agree and have made changes throughout.

70. Tonsillectomy Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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    February 10, 2016 -  or  non-­antibiotic-­-­treatments)  on  the  number  and  severity  of  throat   infections,  quality … Ingredient  Cold,  Flu,  and  Allergy  Medications  [mh]  OR  Respiratory   System  Agents  [mh]  OR  Anti … -­Bacterial  Agents  [mh]  OR  antibiotic  [tiab]  OR  Anti-­ Allergic  Agents  [mh]   11304977   3 … Overprescribing  and  inappropriate   antibiotic  selection  for  children  with  pharyngitis  in  the … Antibiotics:  Antibiotics  approved  by  the  FDA  specifically  for  treating  streptococcal  tonsillitis

71. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment-Future Research (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - Topical antibiotic- or antiseptic-impregnated dressings for clinically noninfected chronic venous leg … Topical antibiotic- or antiseptic-impregnated dressings for clinically noninfected chronic venous leg … Topical Antibiotic or Antiseptic-Impregnated Dressings For patients with chronic, clinically noninfected … Low-Priority Evidence Gaps Systemic Antibiotics Determining the appropriate use of systemic antibiotics … one antibiotic that you believe should be tested first?

72. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
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    May 24, 2010 - , particularly broad-spectrum or multiple antibiotics. … Standard antibiotics treatments: metronidazole, rifampicin, rifaxamin, vancomycin. … Antibiotics: active treatments such as metronidazole or vancomycin. … Appropriate antibiotic usage 2. Positive environmental cultures 3. … Antibiotics and hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile- associated diarrhoea: a systematic review.

73. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    August 07, 2012 - Antibiotics currently are not commonly used in the United States to treat OME and are not recommended … for the treatment of OME.6, 10, 20 An upcoming Cochrane Collaboration review on the use of antibiotics … Oral steroids alone or in combination with antibiotics had a positive effect on 2-week disease outcomes … Antibiotics for otitis media with effusion in children (protocol). … Which antibiotic for acute otitis media? Drug Ther Bull. 1974 Jul 5; 12(14):53-4.

74. Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Treatment Modalities | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Abstract Objectives To systematically review whether the use of advanced wound dressings, systemic antibiotics … We found insufficient evidence evaluating the benefits and harms of the routine use of antibiotics.

75. Untitled (pdf file)
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    November 16, 2015 - tympanostomy tubes for children with otitis media, indications for tympanostomy in children, prescription of antibiotics … drops versus systemic antibiotics or watchful waiting on duration of otorrhea, quality of life, or … prophylaxis •   KQ 5: Ototopical preparations o   Ototopical antibiotics §   FDA approved (i.e … for recurrent episodes of AOM o   Prophylactic antibiotics o   Adenoidectomy •   KQ 3: No comparator … Antibiotic use 3.   Recurrent AOM/otorrhea (KQ 2) 4.  

76. Ear Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 01, 2017 - Severe infections and infections in young babies may require antibiotics. … Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes Systematic Review Archived January 27, 2016 Improving Antibiotic … Tubes Research Protocol Archived May 23, 2014 Interventions to Improve Appropriate Antibiotic

77. Management of Colonic Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    January 01, 2022 - Antibiotic treatment: For patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis, antibiotic treatment may not affect … symptoms, length of hospital stay, recurrence risk, quality of life, or need for surgery compared to no antibiotic … For patients who do receive antibiotics, the evidence is insufficient to guide choice of antibiotic regimen … For patients with uncomplicated acute diverticulitis, there is low SoE that antibiotic treatment does

78. Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of C. difficile: Current State of the Evidence | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Lactobacillus probiotics, when used as an adjunct to antibiotic therapy, may prevent the recurrence of … diarrhea (≥3 loose stools in 24 hours) or ileus who have additional risk factors (including use of antibiotics … Antibiotic Stewardship 6 Appropriate prescribing practices were associated with decreased CDI. … The costs of the antibiotics used to treat CDI vary significantly. … What To Discuss With Your Patients and Their Caregivers The role that use or overuse of antibiotics

79. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2013 - Azithromycin (Zithromax®, Pfizer, Inc., New York, NY), is a macrolide antibiotic with broad-spectrum … Additionally, investigators noted concern about antibiotic-resistant bacteria in patients treated with … Some experts stated risk of hearing loss, cardiac arrhythmias, and antibiotic resistance are factors … that would make some physicians reluctant to prescribe the antibiotic. … Antibiotic prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med. 2012 Jul 26;367(4):340-7.

80. PowerPoint Presentation
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    June 13, 2013 - (next slide) 6 The overuse of antibiotics: focus group Question: How can doctors better communicate … ; and the educational approach or information that will gain patients’ cooperation in not overusing antibiotics … (next slide) 7 The overuse of antibiotics: deliberative session Question: should there be more specific … limits on how doctors use antibiotics? … Should there be more specific limits on how doctors use antibiotics?