[PDF][PDF] Observational Studies of Prescription Pattern and Use of Antibiotics in Selected Rural Areas

PO Asogwa, PN Sarella - Int J Pharm Sci and Medicine, 2023 - researchgate.net
Rising antibiotic resistance amidst indiscriminate antibiotic use is a growing public health
concern. Efforts to curb this trend have had limited success, particularly in developing …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of empiric antibiotic treatment based on hospital cumulative antibiograms in patients with bacteraemic sepsis: a retrospective cohort study

CM Chang, MS Hsieh, CJ Yang, CK How… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the effects of empiric antibiotics with different degrees of
appropriateness based on hospital cumulative antibiograms in patients with bacteraemic …

[HTML][HTML] Development and validation of an emergency bloodstream infection score for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with community-acquired bloodstream …

X Wang, Y Sun, X Ni, S Zhang - World Journal of Emergency …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: Community-acquired bloodstream infections (CABSIs) are common in the
emergency departments, and some progress to sepsis and even lead to death. However …

Antibiotic therapy in the emergency room: Optimal prescription is indeed the best

F Moretto, F Catherine, B Martha, T Sixt… - Infectious Diseases …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Emergency departments (ED) are pivotal for antibiotic prescription, of which the
appropriateness and consequences have rarely been assessed. Methods A retrospective …

Higher nursing care level is associated with higher incidence of blood culture contamination in the emergency department: A case–control study

A Shigeno, Y Homma, T Matsumoto… - Journal of General …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Blood culture is critical in treating infectious diseases. This leads to
unnecessary intervention, inappropriate antibiotic use, and excess cost. Few studies have …