Behavioral strategies in diagnostic stewardship

SD Advani, K Claeys - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2023 - id.theclinics.com
Diagnostic stewardship refers to the practice of optimizing the selection, utilization, and
interpretation of diagnostic tests to improve patient outcomes and reduce unnecessary …

When antimicrobial stewardship begins with microbiological test requests: The case of asymptomatic bacteriuria

H Imlay, A Thorpe, VM Vaughn - Current Opinion in Infectious …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Diagnostic stewardship can decrease unnecessary antibiotics and inappropriate diagnosis
of UTI with multifaceted interventions most likely to be effective. Remaining questions …

An exception-reporting approach for wound swab culture: effect on post-report antibiotic initiation

M Bloomfield, K van der Werff, S Todd… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A prior analysis suggested that wound swab culture (WSC) results were driving
unnecessary antibiotic use in patients who were not already receiving treatment. As a quality …

Reducing Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: What Works?

LE Nicolle - Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2024 - europepmc.org
Asymptomatic bacteriuria is common, but usually benign. Inappropriate antimicrobial
treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria contributes to negative antimicrobial outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Using behavioural science to improve antibiotic stewardship in Canadian long-term care homes: Protocol for a multi-center cluster randomized quality …

T Good, J Cila, R Mosher, K Puka… - Canada …, 2025 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is associated with significant human and
financial costs, particularly among vulnerable populations like older adults living in long …

[PDF][PDF] Antibiotic prescribing and antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities: Past interventions and implementation challenges

N Vyas, T Good, J Cila, M Morrissey… - … Disease Report= Releve …, 2022 - canada.ca
Background: The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rising, leading to increased
illness, death and healthcare costs. In long-term care facilities (LTCFs), high rates of …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship: Antibiotic prescribing and antimicrobial stewardship in long-term care facilities: Past interventions and implementation …

N Vyas, T Good, J Cila, M Morrissey… - Canada Communicable …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rising, leading to increased
illness, death and healthcare costs. In long-term care facilities (LTCFs), high rates of …

[HTML][HTML] Using behavioural science to improve antibiotic stewardship in Canadian long-term care homes

T Good, J Cila, R Mosher, K Puka, S Reynolds, B Catt… - 2025 - canada.ca
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is associated with significant human and
financial costs, particularly among vulnerable populations like older adults living in long …

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N Vyas, T Good, J Cila, M Morrissey, DG Tropper - 2022 - canada.ca
Background: The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rising, leading to increased
illness, death and healthcare costs. In long-term care facilities (LTCFs), high rates of …

[PDF][PDF] Prescription d'antibiotiques et intendance des antimicrobiens dans les établissements de soins de longue durée: interventions passées et défis de mise en …

N Vyas, T Good, J Cila, M Morrissey… - … ET INTENDANCE DES …, 2022 - canada.ca
Résumé Contexte: La menace de la résistance aux antimicrobiens (RAM) s' accroît,
entraînant une augmentation des maladies, des décès et des coûts de santé. Dans les …