Poor glycemic control may not be associated with increased outpatient antibiotic prescription rates
1. HbA1C levels were not associated with the number of antibiotic prescriptions in type 2 diabetic patients followed at primary ...
Tag: antibiotic stewardship
Point of care C-reactive protein testing may be useful in guiding antibiotic prescribing
1. C-reactive protein (CRP)-point-of-care tests can be used to guide antibiotic prescribing in primary care for patients with acute exacerbations ...
Biomarkers may help guide antibiotic stewardship in community acquired pneumonia
1. Using either procalcitonin or c-reactive protein as a biomarker to guide antibiotic treatment in patients with community-acquired pneumonia reduces ...
Early de-escalation from intravenous to oral antibiotics may be appropriate for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia
1. In this cohort study, patients with uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia who were switched from intravenous (IV) to oral antibiotics demonstrated ...
Point-of-care polymerase chain reaction may help guide antibiotic choice for pneumonia treatment
1. In this superiority, parallel-group, open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (RCT), point-of-care (POC) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing resulted in ...
Decreased unnecessary urine cultures associated with decreased asymptomatic bacteriuria-related antibiotic use
1. This quality improvement study’s results suggested that more selective urine testing was conducted in 3 years as the percentage ...
Trial of a multi-faceted intervention to improve management of antibiotics for children presenting with respiratory tract infections
1. Amongst children aged 0-9 years presenting to a general practice clinic with respiratory infections, an intervention encompassing risk stratification ...
Early antibiotics in noncritical premature infants without clear infection linked to adverse outcomes
1. In a prospective cohort study, early antibiotic use in preterm, non-critical infants without a clear bacterial infection was associated ...
ImpresU effective in reducing antibiotic prescribing for frail elderly for urinary tract infections
1. Antibiotic stewardship interventions safely reduced antibiotic prescribing for frail older adults with suspected urinary tract infections. Evidence Rating Level: ...
Electronic diarrheal etiology prediction algorithm may reduce antibiotic use for pediatric diarrhea
1. In a randomized crossover trial, use of a smartphone-based tool that predicts the etiology of acute diarrhea in children ...