Strategies to improve antimicrobial utilization with a special focus on developing countries
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a high priority across countries as it increases morbidity,
mortality and costs. Concerns with AMR have resulted in multiple initiatives internationally …
mortality and costs. Concerns with AMR have resulted in multiple initiatives internationally …
Antibiotic use for empirical therapy in the critical care units in primary and secondary hospitals in Vietnam: a multicenter cross-sectional study
VQ Dat, TT Dat, VQ Hieu, KB Giang… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The high rate of infections among patients admitted to critical care units (CCUs)
is associated with high rate of antibiotic consumption, especially broad-spectrum antibiotics …
is associated with high rate of antibiotic consumption, especially broad-spectrum antibiotics …
Prevalence and characteristics of antibiotic prescription for acute COVID-19 patients in Japan
S Hamada, Y Tokuda, H Honda, T Watari, T Suzuki… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
COVID-19 is a viral infection and does not require antibiotics. The study aimed to elucidate a
prescribing pattern of antibiotics for COVID-19. A nationwide cross-sectional study was …
prescribing pattern of antibiotics for COVID-19. A nationwide cross-sectional study was …
Interplay between phenotypic resistance to relevant antibiotics in gram-negative urinary pathogens: A data-driven analysis of 10 years' worth of antibiogram data
The global emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a critical issue for
clinicians, as it puts the decades of developments in the medical field in jeopardy, by …
clinicians, as it puts the decades of developments in the medical field in jeopardy, by …
[HTML][HTML] Changing patterns of causative pathogens over time and efficacy of empirical antibiotic therapies in acute cholangitis with bacteremia
HT Jeong, JE Song, HG Kim, J Han - Gut and Liver, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A total of 568 patients with AC and bacteremia who were admitted to Daegu
Catholic University Medical Center from January 2006 to December 2020 were included …
Catholic University Medical Center from January 2006 to December 2020 were included …
Antibiotic prescribing practices of medical doctors in a resource-limited setting and the influence of individual perceptions and stewardship support: a survey in three …
HTL Vu, TTT Pham, YH Duong… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To understand antibiotic prescribing and influencing factors to inform
antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions to reduce unwanted consequences of …
antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions to reduce unwanted consequences of …
Review of antibiotic prescriptions as part of antimicrobial stewardship programmes: results from a pilot implementation at two provincial-level hospitals in Viet Nam
TTD Ngan, TA Quan, LM Quang, VH Vinh… - JAC-Antimicrobial …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To investigate the feasibility of retrospective prescription-based review and to
describe the antibiotic prescribing patterns to provide information for an antimicrobial …
describe the antibiotic prescribing patterns to provide information for an antimicrobial …
Appropriate antibiotic use and associated factors in Vietnamese outpatients
Background: Inappropriate antibiotic use among outpatients is recognized as the primary
driver of antibiotic resistance. A proper understanding of appropriate antibiotic usage and …
driver of antibiotic resistance. A proper understanding of appropriate antibiotic usage and …
Clinicians' interpretation of thresholds in hospital antibiograms for gram‐negative rod infections: A survey and contingent valuation study of hospitalists
Clinical guidelines suggest that hospital antibiograms are a key component when deciding
empiric therapy, but little is known about how often clinicians use antibiograms and how they …
empiric therapy, but little is known about how often clinicians use antibiograms and how they …
Improving antibiotic prescribing for community-acquired pneumonia in a provincial hospital in Northern Vietnam
NTT Do, R Li, HTT Dinh, HTL Nguyen… - JAC-antimicrobial …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To test the effectiveness of a quality improvement programme to promote
adherence to national quality standards (QS) for patients hospitalized with community …
adherence to national quality standards (QS) for patients hospitalized with community …