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61. 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.

62. 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?

63. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2014 - Macrolide antibiotics also purportedly have anti-inflammatory properties, which could play a role in … in the azalide subclass of macrolide antibiotics.3 Azithromycin binds to the 50S ribosomal subunit … Some experts expressed concern about antibiotic resistance and whether other macrolide antibiotics … Prophylactic use of azithromycin or other macrolide antibiotics seem to be a promising treatment to … would make some physicians reluctant to prescribe the antibiotic, some experts stated.

64. Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy | Effective Health Care Program
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    January 10, 2013 - Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy Timeline January 09 … 2013 Systematic Review Archived Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic

65. Tympanostomy Tubes in Children with Otitis Media | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    May 05, 2017 - If bothersome drainage from TT occurs, evidence supports treating with ear drops rather than oral antibiotics … Should otorrhea develop, the evidence supports topical treatment rather than oral antibiotics or watchful

66. Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Undergoing Insertion of Implantable Cardiovascular Devices (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).20 It describes consensus on use of prophylactic antibiotics … 8 strong evidence supporting the necessity of dental care (other than routine prophylactic antibiotics … Rapid Response was not scoped to evaluate primary research studies on the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics … Historically, prophylactic antibiotics were used for the majority of patients perceived to be at risk … Therefore, there is currently no scientific basis for the use of prophylactic antibiotics before routine

67. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
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    August 11, 2014 - clinicians obtain a hearing test prior to inserting tympanostomy tubesShould clinicians prescribe topical antibiotic … eardrops andor antibiotics for children with uncomplicated acute tympanostomy tube otorrheaDo children … reporting insufficient evidence6 small shortterm benefits89 or moderate benefits of similar magnitude to antibiotic … of infected secretions obtain middle ear fluid for culture and provide a direct route for delivering antibiotic … with tympanostomy tubes continue to experience AOM episodes they can usuallybe managed with topical antibiotic

68. Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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69. Otitis Media With Effusion: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 20, 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. PMID: 4142433.

70. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 03, 2016 - the effectiveness of tympanostomy tubes, compared to watchful waiting with episodic or prophylactic antibiotic … , comorbidities, and sociodemographic risk factors, history of complications of acute otitis media, antibiotic … drops versus systemic antibiotics or watchful waiting on duration of otorrhea, quality of life, or need … Avoidance of high-risk activities Ear plugs, headbands, other canal occlusion methods Ototopical antibiotic … prophylaxis KQ 5: Ototopical preparations Antibiotics (common examples listed) Ciprofloxacin 0.2%

71. Ear-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - controls + antibiotics MA of 3 RCTs (N=243) No difference in persisting OME at 1-2 months (antibiotics … Antibiotics for otitis media with effusion in children. … Phosphorylcholine-coated antibiotic tympanostomy tubes: are post-tube placement complications reduced … A cost-benefit analysis of the post-operative use of antibiotic ear drops following grommet insertion … The use of antibiotic/steroid ear drops to reduce post-operative otorrhoea and blockage of ventilation

72. Venous-Ulcers-Treatment Executive (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - Antibiotics Clinicians commonly use antibiotics to treat venous ulcers. … and comparisons Adverse Effects of Treatment (KQs 1, 2, & 3 ) Chronic Venous Ulcers Antibiotic-specific … Hypersensitivity Antibiotic resistance Systemic absorption Drug toxicity Clostridium difficile … For KQ 2, there are harms for both patient and society from antibiotic overuse, with few data to guide … research include cellular human skin equivalents, collagen dressings, dressings that enhance debridement, antibiotic

73. Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #8 Introduction The statements regarding antibiotics and the pathophysiology of CDAD … the clindamycin and quinolone resistance or is there actual evidence of resistance to the treating antibiotics … risks is not discussed, neither is the lack of a coherent explanation as to why all classes of antibiotics … Subjects received the probiotic along with a standard antibiotic. … one of his symptoms, being a stubborn, private individual who hated most medical care, especially antibiotics

74. Effective Health Care Program
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    April 26, 2011 - Research Protocol Archived April 26, 2011 Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic

75. Sepsis biomarkers and their utility | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 17, 2009 - Sepsis biomarkers and their utility Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy … Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy

76. Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes (pdf file)
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    September 02, 2016 - the effectiveness of tympanostomy tubes, compared to watchful waiting with episodic or prophylactic antibiotic … comorbidities, and sociodemographic risk factors, history of complications of acute otitis media, antibiotic … drops versus systemic antibiotics or watchful waiting on duration of otorrhea, quality of life, or … Avoidance of high-risk activities o Ear plugs, headbands, other canal occlusion methods o Ototopical antibiotic … prophylaxis • KQ 5: Ototopical preparations o Antibiotics (common examples listed) § Ciprofloxacin

77. Disposition of Comments for CER 172 Clostridium Difficile Diagnosis Prevention Treatment (pdf file)
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    March 29, 2016 - and non- antibiotic ) and prevention. … and non antibiotic are drug company sponsored. … Rifaximin is an antibiotic, and should be included with antibiotics. … Treatment CDI – Antibiotics- 4. … Therapy is divided into both antibiotic and non-antibiotic strategies, both of which are of significant

78. C-Diff-Infections-Surveillance-140925 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - 60 days of discharge observed risk of CDI associated with total dose, duration, and number of antibiotics … , and days of antibiotic exposure. … received 2, 3 or 4, or 5 or more antibiotics were 2.5 (95% CI: 1.6-4.0), 3.3 (95% CI: 2.2-5.2), and … controlled, multicentre trial years and older and exposed to one or more oral or parenteral antibiotics … prescribed antibiotics or on antibiotic therapy for <48 hours were eligible eligible patients, 275

79. Update Topic CER 31 Clostridium difficile NSD FINAL (pdf file)
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    February 19, 2014 - § Antibiotic use § Gloves § Disposable thermometer § Handwashing/alcohol gel § Disinfection … component strategies Key Question 3: What are the comparative effectiveness and harms of different antibiotic … For a first recurrence, the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy is around 60% and further declines with … What are the comparative effectiveness and harms of different antibiotic treatments?

80. Febrile-Infants-Diagnosis-Management Executive (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - risk Hospitalize Empiric antibiotics Not defined Hospitalize Empiric antibiotics Hospitalize … We identified 10 studies reporting on immediate antibiotic (or antiviral) therapy administered to infants … Febrile infants classified as being at high risk for SBI were administered immediate antibiotic therapy … 18.9 percent had infiltration of an intravenous line.12 In another study,32 immediate intravenous antibiotic … percent of these infants were transferred to an outpatient day treatment center to complete their antibiotic