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261. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_consumer.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - Antibiotics If your CDI happened after you took an antibiotic, your health care professional may have … you stop taking the antibiotic. … The antibiotic your doctor recommends may depend on the availability and cost of the antibiotic, what … Take all antibiotics exactly as instructed. … the antibiotic?

262. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/urine-culturing/antibiotic-stewardship/case-study-key.docx
     March 01, 2017 - Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Antibiotic … During her last course of antibiotics, Valerie developed a Clostridium difficile infection. … Johnny thinks his mother might have another UTI and wants her started on antibiotics right away. 1. … Should the attending physician prescribe antibiotics for Valerie? Explain why or why not. … How could the nurse respond to Johnny’s request to start his mother on antibiotics?

263. Evidence Summary: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Adult Patients With Exacerbation of COPD (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-221-copd-evidence-summary_0.pdf
     October 01, 2019 - Key Messages • Antibiotic therapy increases the clinical cure rate and reduces the clinical failure … Systemic Antibiotics Versus Placebo or Management Without Systemic Antibiotics Antibiotics increased … dosages of the same antibiotic was insufficient for mortality, clinical cure and clinical failure. … Antibiotic therapy in exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. … Procalcitonin to guide antibiotic administration in COPD exacerbations: a meta- analysis.

264. 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

265. 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.

266. Effect of behavioral interventions on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing among primary care practices: a randomized clinical trial. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-behavioral-interventions-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescribing-among-primary-care
     August 02, 2015 - Study Effect of behavioral interventions on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing … trial among 47 primary care practices, prompting clinicians to enter justifications for prescribing antibiotics … mean antibiotic prescribing rates compared to controls. … Antibiotics are a significant source of medical care overuse and inappropriate prescriptions can lead … Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Time of day and the decision to prescribe antibiotics

267. 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

268. Appropriate First-Line Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/acute-otitis-media.html
     August 01, 2021 - Appropriate First-Line Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media Measure Domain:  Management of Acute … Media PQMP COE:  CHOP Associated NQF # and Name:  2811, Acute Otitis Media: Appropriate First-Line Antibiotics

269. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/communication-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - prescribing Describe how to effectively communicate the potential harms of antibiotics to other health … Therefore, antibiotics will not be helpful, and antibiotics can cause side effects.” … We need to start antibiotics.” 9 Improving Teamwork 9 Case 1: Mr. … We need to start antibiotics.” 10 Nurse should have mentioned: “The resident has a fever.” … Recommendations I think we need to stop the antibiotic now.

270. 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

271. Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-135-fullreport.pdf
     February 01, 2017 - Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease Timeliness of Antibiotic … Preventive antibiotics reduce the risk of life-threatening infections for children with SCD in this … Type of medication (antibiotic). 11.F. … However, prompt initiation of antibiotic prophylaxis in infants and consistent use of antibiotics in … ; sometimes, they receive no antibiotics at all.

272. Mindfulness: Engaging Frontline Providers in Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/mindfulness-slides.html
     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.

273. Receipt of antibiotics in hospitalized patients and risk for Clostridium difficile infection in subsequent patients who occupy the same bed. | PSNet
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     September 29, 2017 - Study Receipt of antibiotics in hospitalized patients and risk for Clostridium difficile … Receipt of Antibiotics in Hospitalized Patients and Risk for Clostridium difficile Infection in Subsequent … This finding highlights the importance of both antibiotic stewardship programs and environmental approaches … Receipt of Antibiotics in Hospitalized Patients and Risk for Clostridium difficile Infection in Subsequent … April 5, 2017 Risk of medication safety incidents with antibiotic use measured by defined

274. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/prescribers-slides.pptx
     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?

275. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Moment 2: Have I ordered appropriate cultures before starting antibiotics? … Can I stop antibiotics? Can I narrow therapy or change from intravenous to oral therapy? … “Does my patient have an infection that requires antibiotics?” … It may not occur immediately after discontinuing antibiotics. … Slide 21 Clostridioides difficile and Antibiotics SAY: Virtually all antibiotics can increase

276. Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Long-Term Care Residents (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-8x11-UTI.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - noncatheterized residents) � Send a urinalysis (UA) & urine culture (UCx) � Increase hydration � Start antibiotics … resident appears ill � If UA & UCx are positive and the resident has ongoing UTI symptoms, modify antibiotics … or start antibiotics (if not receiving active antibiotics) Signs & Symptoms of a UTI Suspected … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities

277. 5 Tk2 T1-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Background (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T1-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Background.pdf
     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

278. 5 Tk2 T1-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Background (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T1-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Background.doc
     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

279. Section 5, Table 4 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-section-5-table-4.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - Broad spectrum antibiotics should be given even if these tests cannot be performed (p. 28). … analysis and other cultures as indicated), and prompt administration of a broad‐spectrum parenteral antibiotic … Relatively high doses (75‐100 mg/kg) are sometimes recommended in regions with high prevalence of antibiotic … • Parenteral antibiotics should be given before other procedures. … SCD with a fever greater than or equal to 38.5 degrees C should be given parenteral broad spectrum antibiotic

280. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42598/psn-pdf
     September 18, 2013 - Prompting physicians to address a daily checklist for antibiotics: do we need a co-pilot in the ICU? … Prompting physicians to address a daily checklist for antibiotics: do we need a co-pilot in the ICU? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prompting-physicians-address-daily-checklist-antibiotics-do-we-need-co-pilot … checklists coupled with forcing functions in the intensive care unit as a strategy to enhance appropriate antibiotic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prompting-physicians-address-daily-checklist-antibiotics-do-we-need-co-pilot-icu