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inappropriate prescribing

  • Improved Antibiotic Prescribing within a Veterans Affairs Primary Care System through a Multifaceted Intervention Centered on Peer Comparison of Overall Antibiotic Prescribing Rates
    Epidemiology and Surveillance
    Improved Antibiotic Prescribing within a Veterans Affairs Primary Care System through a Multifaceted Intervention Centered on Peer Comparison of Overall Antibiotic Prescribing Rates

    Reducing inappropriate outpatient antibiotic use is an important national goal. Limited data exist on targeted education and peer comparison of overall antibiotic prescribing rates as an antimicrobial stewardship strategy. Primary care professionals (PCPs) from all seven clinics within our health care system were offered an education session, followed by monthly e-mails with their antibiotic prescribing rate, peer prescribing rates, and...

    Nathan R. Shively, Deanna J. Buehrle, Marilyn M. Wagener, Cornelius J. Clancy, Brooke K. Decker
  • Epidemiology and Surveillance
    Prevalence of Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care Clinics within a Veterans Affairs Health Care System

    Data are needed from outpatient settings to better inform antimicrobial stewardship. In this study, a random sample of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions by primary care providers (PCPs) at our health care system was reviewed and compared to consensus guidelines.

    Nathan R. Shively, Deanna J. Buehrle, Cornelius J. Clancy, Brooke K. Decker
  • Clinical Therapeutics
    Impact of a Carbapenem Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Patient Outcomes
    Valerie Xue Fen Seah, Rina Yue Ling Ong, Ashley Shi Yuan Lim, Chia Yin Chong, Natalie Woon Hui Tan, Koh Cheng Thoon
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    Results from a Patient-Based Health Education Intervention in Reducing Antibiotic Use for Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in the Private Sector Primary Care Setting in Singapore
    Magdalene Hui Min Lee, Darius Shaw Teng Pan, Joyce Huixin Huang, Mark I-Cheng Chen, Joash Wen Chen Chong, Ee Hui Goh, Lili Jiang, Yee Sin Leo, Tau Hong Lee, Chia Siong Wong, Victor Weng Keong Loh, Fong Seng Lim, Adrian Zhongxian Poh, Tat Yean Tham, Wei Mon Wong, Yue Yu
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