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241. 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

242. Poster_Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/four-moments-poster-1.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - Poster_Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022

243. PowerPoint Presentation: Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-UTI-slides.pptx
     November 01, 2019 - have an infection that requires antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Decision Making Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … requires antibiotics? … Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics?

244. Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - About Residents Effective communication may help residents and family members requesting antibiotics … understand that there are potential risks associated with antibiotic use. … Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About Antibiotics (PDF, 216.3 KB) Poster – Talking

245. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-COPD.pdf
     June 02, 2021 - associated with COPD exacerbations and are usually limited to residents with COPD who have had extensive antibiotic … to prescribing antibiotics to residents with mild COPD exacerbations.2 • Empiric treatment1,2 − … Exacerbations AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … Antibiotic prescribing choices and their comparative C. difficile infection risks: a longitudinal case-cohort … Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

246. 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

247. Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide provides toolkits to help nursing homes optimize their use of antibiotics … Choose the Right Antibiotic Three toolkits describe how to work with a lab and use an antibiogram. … Toolkits The toolkits cover a variety of interventions that nursing homes can use to improve antibiotic … Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Determine Whether It Is Necessary To Treat a Potential Infection With Antibiotics … Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents and

248. 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

249. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - 3 The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics … Antibiotic Decision Making 4 Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics? … infection that requires antibiotics? … infection that requires antibiotics? … infection that requires antibiotics?

250. Section 6.A, Figures 1 to 4 and Table 5 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 -                                             Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 3: Appropriate Antibiotic … Scientific Soundness VI.A Reliability Figure 1: Provision of Antibiotic Prescriptions, 300‐Day Rate … CAROLINA TEXAS Note: The first rate for Measure 3, the percentage of eligible children who received antibiotics …                                                                       Figure 2: Provision of Antibiotic … Cell Disease Measure 3 Reliability in Six States (Percentage of Children in State with SCD Receiving Antibiotics

251. Best Practices Pocket Cards & Posters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - Minimum Criteria for Initiation of Antibiotics for Suspected UTI, and When To Send a Urinalysis and Urine … Culture (8 x 11, one-sided) (PDF, 202.3 KB) Minimum Criteria for Initiation of Antibiotics for Suspected

252. Exhibit 7. Algorithm to identify deep and organ-space surgical site infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Surgery Description CABG Presence of both postoperative culture and postoperative antibiotics … 67.3 Absence of a postoperative culture and one of the following criteria: Postoperative antibiotics … given and any postoperative leukocyte count test drawn Postoperative antibiotics not given, but the … count is not less than 9.45 THA Presence of a postoperative culture and postoperative antibiotics

253. Antibiotic Audit Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - This tool will help your safety program team understand how appropriately you are using prophylactic antibiotics … (Leave the Antibiotic 2 subsection blank if only one antibiotic was used throughout the case.) … (Leave the Antibiotic 2 subsection blank if only one antibiotic was used throughout the case.) … Question 15: Assess if the antibiotics clindamycin or cefotetan were redosed during the case. … If the antibiotics were redosed, determine and document if the difference in time between the first antibiotic

254. 5 Tk2 T4-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit How To Enter Data Manually Into An Antibiogram Template (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - (%) susceptibilities based on 20 isolates should still give a general idea of how effective various antibiotics … Only include percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics where at least 70 percent of the isolates were … Different isolates of an organism are not always tested for susceptibilities to the exact same antibiotics … Because of this uncertainty, we recommend you only include percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics … So, in the example, percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics which about 20 or more E. coli isolates

255. The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Posters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2021 - The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Posters Posters can be reproduced for posting … The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Explained (PDF, 170.3 KB) The Four Moments of Antibiotic … Making Poster for workstations (small) (PDF, 122.2 KB) The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making … Poster as a pocket card (PDF, 137.5 KB) Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making With Associated … Four Questions To Ask Your Doctor or Nurse About Antibiotics (PDF, 194 KB)

256. Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Emerging evidence: Antibiotics redosing and weight-based dosing. … The first column titled Antibiotics Practices includes rows that describe different antibiotic practices … Antibiotics were weight-adjusted in 552 or 56.8% of cases (n=972). … Utilization of mechanical bowel preparation with oral antibiotics. … Standardize antibiotics redosing: Maintain therapeutic antibiotic serum levels throughout procedure

257. Timely Antiobiotics for Children With Severe Sepesis or Septic Shock Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-sepsis-antibiotics-technical-specs.pdf
     August 01, 2014 - Sepesis or Septic Shock Technical Specifications Q-METRIC Sepsis Measure 4, Timely Administration of Antibiotics … Sepsis and Septic Shock U18HS020516 Page 50 Submitted August 2014 Sepsis Measure 4: Timely Antibiotics … Parenteral antibiotics Administration of antibiotics via the intravenous, intramuscular or intraosseous … Antibiotics must be in one of the classes listed in Table 4-C. … OR • Antibiotics administered OR • Orders for urine, blood or spinal culture OR • Urine, blood or

258. Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2024 - Effectiveness A study in 12 nursing homes in Texas found that using the Suspected UTI SBAR form reduced antibiotic … prescription and asymptomatic bacteriuria, which does not require antibiotics and should not be treated … clinicians explaining the form and its rationale (tool 2) ( PDF  |  Word ) Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics … The handout Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics (tool 3) also should be given to nurses. 1 American … Standardizing antibiotic use in long-term care settings (SAUL study).

259. 5 Tk2 T4-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit How To Enter Data Manually Into An Antibiogram Template (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - %) susceptibilities based on 20 isolates should still give a general idea of how effective various antibiotics … Only include percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics where at least 70 percent of the isolates … Different isolates of an organism are not always tested for susceptibilities to the exact same antibiotics … Because of this uncertainty, we recommend you only include percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics … So, in the example, percent (%) susceptibilities for antibiotics which about 20 or more E. coli isolates

260. Acute Care Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/allergies-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - antibiotics Recognize types of reactions to antibiotics commonly prescribed in the outpatient setting … reports an allergy to penicillin 95% of people who report a penicillin allergy can tolerate beta-lactam antibiotics … antibiotics are more likely to receive an alternative, broader spectrum antibiotic that: Is less effective … Palpable purpura Joint pain Urticaria Lymphadenopathy Fevers Most commonly occur after several days of antibiotics … DRESS syndrome Nonsevere reactions Maculopapular/morbilliform rash Generally occur days to weeks after antibiotics