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221. Strategies to Reduce Potentially Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Assisted Living and Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2014 - and situations in which antibiotics are not indicated; and (4) ongoing monitoring and feedback in the … Resident and Family Education Recognizing that many lay people consider antibiotics to be the first … and explained situations where antibiotics are not needed, why a doctor might prescribe an antibiotic … Antibiotic use in nursing homes. … Optimizing antibiotics in residents of nursing homes: protocol of a randomized trial.

222. Timely Antibiotics for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-fullreport.pdf
     April 02, 2018 - Timely Antibiotics for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock 1 Timely Antibiotics for Children … Antibiotic therapy should be started within the first hour of recognition of severe sepsis or septic … Recent work by Ferrer and colleagues sought to evaluate the relationship between timing of antibiotic … The use of pediatric shock protocols that emphasize timely antibiotic therapy and fluid resuscitation … For antibiotics received elsewhere (i.e., a child received parenteral antibiotics prior to or during

223. Prescribers-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/prescribers-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use 1 Communicating Infectious Concerns With Antibiotic … The resident is not receiving antibiotics and feels fine. … Start an antibiotic. … I don’t see a need to start him on antibiotics at this time. … He has received 10 days of antibiotics.

224. Community-Acquired Pneumonia (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/cap-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - with obvious signs and symptoms of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), it is reasonable to initiate antibiotics … Preferences Healthy Adults Adults With Comorbidities or Recent Hospitalization with Parenteral Antibiotics … instructed to return to medical attention if they do not have some improvement in symptoms by day 3 of antibiotics … if they experience mental status changes or become increasingly ill, regardless of how many days of antibiotics … Community-Acquired Pneumonia 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care

225. 5 Tk2 T1-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Background (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 -  Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics … susceptibility in those bacteria, and to track changes in antibiotic susceptibility over time. …  Antibiograms encourage responsible use of antibiotics throughout facilities. … They do not provide the prevalence resistance to multiple antibiotics. …  Antibiograms provide guidance for empiric antibiotic use in patients, but other factors including

226. 5 Tk2 T1-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Background (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - · Antibiograms are important tools for health care professionals involved in prescribing empiric antibiotics … susceptibility in those bacteria, and to track changes in antibiotic susceptibility over time. … · Antibiograms encourage responsible use of antibiotics throughout facilities. … They do not provide the prevalence resistance to multiple antibiotics. … · Antibiograms provide guidance for empiric antibiotic use in patients, but other factors including

227. Approach to Residents With Reported Penicillin Allergy (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/penicillin-allergy.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - Consider a different beta-lactam antibiotic or medication to help with symptoms if the same antibiotic … require hospitalization should be evaluated by an allergy specialist before considering beta-lactam antibiotics … High risk These residents should NOT receive penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics in the absence … diarrhea) � Headache � Itching without rash � Yeast infection Laboratory abnormality related to antibiotics … evidence supporting the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation for prescribing cephalosporin antibiotics

228. Appendix A Tables from Matar (2010) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - prostheses (constrained and hinged)    Comorbidities (increased Charlson index)    Lack of use of antibiotic … Intraoperative Surgical factors    Prophylactic antibiotics    Skin preparation    Draping …    Charging scalpel blades    Antibiotic irrigation solution    Bleeding control     … Antibiotic cement    Skin closure    Dressing Surgical team    Gloves    Personalized …    Dealing with persistent draining wounds Late    Antibiotics before dental, genitourinary

229. Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development: Part 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part1-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - in infectious diseases or not, the physician lead should have an interest in both optimal use of antibiotics … and restriction decisions regarding antibiotics and thus should have ample ASP representation. … Since the primary target of guidelines is clinicians who prescribe antibiotics, we recommend selecting … are to encourage clinicians to think about what the right antibiotics are for the syndrome they suspect … It is, however, reasonable to consider guidelines for use of select antibiotics that are expensive or

230. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia
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     November 01, 2019 - Making Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Can I stop antibiotics? Can I narrow therapy or change from IV to oral therapy? … clinical response Appropriate source control preferred Patient needs to be able to take and absorb oral antibiotics … Cefepime vs other antibacterial agents for the treatment of Enterobacter species bacteremia.

231. Guide to Sustainability Planning: Long-Term Care Facilities (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/sustainability-plan.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - for all residents receiving antibiotics to ensure that a discussion happens for the ongoing need for … antibiotics. … antibiotics should become familiar with the educational toolkit. … The Antibiotic Stewardship Team should monitor the use of antibiotics and Clostridioides difficile rates … readmission rates or the number of residents given antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria.

232. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2021 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use AHRQ Pub. … Start an antibiotic based on the urine culture results. C. … Start an antibiotic based on the urine culture results. C. … Mark receives all 10 days of his antibiotics. … Should we consider stopping the antibiotics?

233. 5 Tk2 T3-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Using Whonet To Create Your Antibiogram (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T3-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Using_WHONET_to_Create_Your_Antibiogram.doc
     May 01, 2014 - “Antibiotic result” fields can be defined for any or all of the antibiotics for which you have susceptibility … need to include those antibiotics. … ” · Under “Antibiotics,” leave “All antibiotics” selected. … This can happen if you’ve added an antibiotic or edited an antibiotic name in your database since last … If this is the case, the antibiotic will not be listed in the key of antibiotic abbreviations at the

234. One-Pager-Cellulitis (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - and drainage of abscess is essential · For an uncomplicated skin abscess with minimal cellulitis, antibiotics … are of modest benefit once the abscess is drained · Antibiotics are recommended for residents with— … fasciitis should receive care in an acute care setting where they can receive empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics … Duration · 5–7 days if clincial response by day 31-3,8,9 References AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Choosing Wisely: Don’t routinely use antibiotics to treat bilateral swelling and redness of the lower

235. Mindfulness: Engaging Frontline Providers in Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - __ Yes __ No Slide 5 Why We Have to Improve Antibiotic Use Antibiotics are unlike any other … We are running out of antibiotics. We won’t get new ones soon. … visits to emergency departments for adverse events attributed to antibiotics. … restrictions for 5 antibiotics: Ticar/clav, Imipenem, Aztreonam, Cefta and Cipro. … It’s to ensure that there are systems and support to help every provider use antibiotics optimally.

236. Toolkit Implementation Guide for Acute Care Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/acute_care_implementation_guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - of antibiotics. … frontline clinicians to ensure a rational thought process is employed when making decisions about whether antibiotics … encouraged to meet with frontline teams and providers to review some portion of patients receiving antibiotics … use and why all individuals should work together to use antibiotics in the best possible way. … use and enhance the safety of patients receiving antibiotics.

237. Section 5, Table 3 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - delay administration of antibiotics [p. 615]. … organisms should be drawn before starting antimicrobial therapy, as long as sampling does not delay antibiotic … Sampling before antibiotic therapy is important, because sterilization of blood cultures can occur … Identification of causative organisms facilitates adjustment of antibiotic therapy. … Administer antibiotics and antivirals as indicated.

238. 4 Tk1 T2-Clinician Letter Final 0 (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Address City, State Zip] Re: Change in protocol regarding urinalyses to improve quality of care and antibiotic … routinely collected culture without corresponding urinary symptoms, such as one obtained after a course of antibiotics … more likely to develop Clostridium difficile infection within the 3 months following their course of antibiotics … Embedded in the Suspected UTI SBAR form is our new protocol for initiating antibiotics for UTIs. … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities

239. 4 Tk1 T2-Clinician Letter Final 0 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Nursing homes serve as one of our most fertile breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant strains of … bacteria—a very high rate of antibiotic use gives rise to multidrug-resistant organisms, including … more likely to develop Clostridium difficile infection within the 3 months following their course of antibiotics … .8 Embedded in the Suspected UTI SBAR form is our new protocol for initiating antibiotics for UTIs … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities

240. 5 Tk2 T3-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Using Whonet To Create Your Antibiogram (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T3-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Using_WHONET_to_Create_Your_Antibiogram.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - “Antibiotic result” fields can be defined for any or all of the antibiotics for which you have susceptibility … need to include those antibiotics. … ” • Under “Antibiotics,” leave “All antibiotics” selected. … This can happen if you’ve added an antibiotic or edited an antibiotic name in your database since last … If this is the case, the antibiotic will not be listed in the key of antibiotic abbreviations at the