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281. Paving the Road: Translating Evidence-based Research Into Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - When antibiotics are prescribed inappropriately or not taken correctly, the bacteria that antibiotics … Gonzales received a 5-year AHRQ grant to reduce the overuse of antibiotics to treat acute respiratory … His project, Minimizing Antibiotic Resistance in Colorado (MARC) , evaluated the impact of educational … The MARC project did help reduce antibiotic use in the community. … Gonzales received another 5-year AHRQ grant that allowed him to expand on his antibiotic stewardship

282. Cholecystitis and Cholangitis (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/biliary-tract-one-page.docx
     November 01, 2019 - signs and symptoms of infection, patients with jaundice or non-obstructing gallstones do not require antibiotics … infection, patients with biliary colic (i.e., RUQ pain lasting 1–3 hours that resolves) do not require antibiotics … 5-10 days based on clinical response* Uncomplicated acute cholecystitis, surgical management No antibiotics … Fever-based antibiotic therapy for acute cholangitis following successful endoscopic biliary drainage … Effect of postoperative antibiotic administration on postoperative infection following cholecystectomy

283. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2019 - • Antibiotics are recommended for moderate to severe COPD exacerbations. … o Patients admitted for COPD exacerbations usually meet criteria for antibiotic treatment. … alternative agents for a 5-day course depending on risk factors for Pseudomonas • Prophylactic antibiotics … Comparison of first-line with second-line antibiotics for acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: … Reduced risk of next exacerbation and mortality associated with antibiotic use in COPD.

284. Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Ultrasonography Screening for Children with SCD; and Appropriate Antibiotic Prophylaxis (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2015 - Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Ultrasonography Screening for Children with SCD; and Appropriate Antibiotic … who were continuously enrolled in Medicaid and during the measurement year received preventive antibiotics … children with SCA receive yearly TCD screenings from ages 2 through 15.2 Prompt and consistent use of antibiotics … infants with SCA be started on twice-daily penicillin as early as possible and remain on preventive antibiotics … ● Between States, the rates of prescriptions for antibiotics varied from 5 percent to 33 percent

285. 5 Tk2 T6-Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose The Right Antibiotic Data Entry Form (xls file)
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     May 01, 2014 - No. 14-0012-6-EF Helpful Hints Using Nursing Home Antibiograms to Choose the Right Antibiotic Tool … AHRQ 14-0012-6-EF 1/2014 Some Helpful Hints for using the spreadsheet template:   -Add or delete antibiotics … If your laboratory does not test against a certain antibiotic, delete that column. … Add in antibiotics that are missing. Also change abbreviations to match what your laboratory uses. … The first diagnostic isolate for each antibiotic per organism is collected.

286. AHRQ_Brand_NameOnly
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     January 01, 2016 - SelOpts (hidden) Antibiotics (SelA) ID DESCRIPTION ORAL_IV Emily Savelli: ORAL_IV: 1=IV 2=Oral … Use step 2 to enter the number of isolates and percents for each of the bacteria-antibiotic-culture combinations … Each box corresponds to a bacteria, each row to an antibiotic, and each column to a culture type. … step 2, which provides the weighted average over all the selected isolates/percents for each bacteria-antibiotic … Light pink antibiotics are Oral, and dark pink antibiotics are IV.

287. Acute Care ASP Development
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     November 01, 2019 - Program for Improving Antibiotic Use AHRQ Pub. … Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee Decisions regarding formulary and restriction status of antibiotics … consults for patients with complicated infectious disease problems or for patients receiving certain antibiotics … Review ASP responses to antibiotic shortages. … guidelines Consider guidelines for select antibiotics Those that are expensive, highly toxic, and/or

288. The Role of the Bedside Nurse in Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2019 - The Role of the Bedside Nurse in Antibiotic Stewardship Interventions After viewing or presenting … presentation viewers will be able to— Examine what motivates health care providers to  prescribe antibiotics … Review basic theories regarding implementation science to implement antibiotic stewardship (AS) interventions

289. Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2019 - Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing After viewing or presenting … presentation viewers will be able to— Examine what motivates health care providers to prescribe antibiotics … Review basic theories regarding implementation science to implement antibiotic stewardship (AS) interventions

290. Talking With Residents and Family Members About Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Last time this happened, the doctor prescribed an antibiotic and he felt better. … • Many older people get an antibiotic for UTI treatment even though they do not have symptoms of … • Sometimes feeling better after an antibiotic is not due to the antibiotic, but instead due to improved … • Antibiotics do not help when there are no UTI symptoms, and we have newer data indicating that … taking antibiotics when there is not an infection can be harmful

291. Talking With Residents and Family Members About Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/family-RTI.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - Last time this happened, the doctor prescribed an antibiotic and she got better. … • Symptoms of a respiratory infection that may indicate the need for an antibiotic are a fever with … • Antibiotics will not help if she has a virus. … • Taking antibiotics when there is not an infection can be harmful. … • If something changes and she shows other signs or symptoms of a bacterial infection, an antibiotic

292. Diverticulitis (doc file)
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     November 01, 2019 - white blood cell count) · In patients with acute uncomplicated diverticulitis, trials suggest that antibiotics … and 2015 American Gastroenterological Association Guidelines recommend selective rather than routine antibiotic … use · Oral therapy (preferred if antibiotics are given): [Place local recommendations here] · Intravenous … Randomized clinical trial of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. … Prospective randomized trial comparing short-term antibiotic therapy versus standard therapy for acute

293. Gap-Analysis (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - ☐ Establish and review antibiotic use protocols ☐ Monitor antibiotic use ☐ Track antibiotic use data … Is there is a formal procedure to review the appropriateness of all antibiotics 48–72 hours after … ☐ Yes ☐ No Is there a process for intravenous to oral conversion of antibiotics in the pharmacy … Stewardship Team to target antibiotics commonly associated with Clostridioides difficile infection ( … any culture or susceptibility results as a strategy to assist prescribers in selecting appropriate antibiotics

294. 5 Tk2 T6-Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose The Right Antibiotic Data Entry Form (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T6-Using_Nursing_Home_Antibiograms_to_Choose_the_Right_Antibiotic_Data_Entry_Form.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic … Entry Form—Helpful Hints Some Helpful Hints for using the spreadsheet template: Add or delete antibiotics … If your laboratory does not test against a certain antibiotic, delete that column. … Add in antibiotics that are missing. Also change abbreviations to match what your laboratory uses. … The first diagnostic isolate for each antibiotic per organism is collected.

295. 5 Tk2 T6-Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose The Right Antibiotic Data Entry Form (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T6-Using_Nursing_Home_Antibiograms_to_Choose_the_Right_Antibiotic_Data_Entry_Form.docx
     May 01, 2014 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Using Nursing Home Antibiograms To Choose the Right Antibiotic … Data Entry Form—Helpful Hints Some Helpful Hints for using the spreadsheet template: Add or delete antibiotics … If your laboratory does not test against a certain antibiotic, delete that column. … Add in antibiotics that are missing. Also change abbreviations to match what your laboratory uses. … The first diagnostic isolate for each antibiotic per organism is collected.

296. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2021 - for Improving Antibiotic Use AHRQ Pub. … Use Two measures of monthly antibiotic use (by antibiotic) 1. … Days of antibiotic therapy 2. … 7 Antibiotic Starts Count number of new antibiotics courses started in the facility in each month … New admissions on antibiotics should be included as a new antibiotic start This is to capture total antibiotic

297. Toolkit 3. The Nursing Home Antibiogram Program Toolkit: How To Develop and Implement an Antibiogram Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2016 - nursing home-specific antibiogram may be an effective and inexpensive tool for improving appropriate antibiotic … across all residents for a certain time period—along with the susceptibility of each organism to various antibiotics … antibiograms provide information on local susceptibility patterns, they may help to reduce prescribing of antibiotics … This phase focuses on monitoring and evaluating the antibiogram and tracking the antibiotics prescribed … Using Nursing Home Antibiograms to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing and Delivery – Final Report.

298. Stewardship-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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     June 01, 2021 - diagnostic and treatment protocols for UTIs and respiratory tract infections that detailed recommended antibiotics … Showing data like this to prescribers, along with an evidence-based protocol with recommended antibiotics … The data also show how frequently he ordered a urine culture prior to initiating antibiotics for a UTI … These can be adapted from resources such as the Loeb minimum criteria for starting antibiotics, the revised … This can be helpful to monitor lengthy prescribing practices, but it doesn’t provide data on antibiotics

299. Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2021 - Funding HAI and Antibiotic Resistance Research AHRQ’s Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) … Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination and the research agenda of the Combating Antibiotic … Improving the appropriate use of antibiotics, including promoting antibiotic stewardship. … AHRQ funding is available for research on HAI prevention and combating antibiotic-resistant bacteria. … Two grants are available: Large Research Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB

300. The Culture of Culturing—The Importance of Knowing When To Order Urine Cultures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - Similarly, inappropriate ordering of urine cultures can lead to improper use of antibiotics. … Urinalysis Urine culture Urinalysis and antibiotics Culture and antibiotics Nothing Slide … Definitely don't start antibiotics! … Alternatives to ordering cultures and using antibiotics. … Possible side effects of antibiotic use. Promote shared decision making.