[HTML][HTML] Less is more: Antibiotics at the beginning of life

M Stocker, C Klingenberg, L Navér, V Nordberg… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Antibiotic exposure at the beginning of life can lead to increased antimicrobial resistance
and perturbations of the developing microbiome. Early-life microbiome disruption increases …

[HTML][HTML] Balancing the risks to individual and society: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research on antibiotic prescribing behaviour in hospitals

EM Krockow, AM Colman, E Chattoe-Brown… - Journal of Hospital …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat, partly driven by inappropriate
antibiotic prescriptions for acute medical patients in hospitals. Aim To provide a systematic …

Association of duration and type of surgical prophylaxis with antimicrobial-associated adverse events

W Branch-Elliman, W O'Brien, J Strymish, K Itani… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The benefits of antimicrobial prophylaxis are limited to the first 24 hours
postoperatively. Little is known about the harms associated with continuing antimicrobial …

Shortened courses of antibiotics for bacterial infections: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

AM Hanretty, JC Gallagher - Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Commonly prescribed durations of therapy for many, if not most, bacterial infections are not
evidence‐based. Misunderstandings by clinicians and patients alike influence perspectives …

Antibiotic Prescribing Choices and Their Comparative C. Difficile Infection Risks: A Longitudinal Case-Cohort Study

KA Brown, B Langford, KL Schwartz… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Antibiotic use is the strongest modifiable risk factor for the development of
Clostridioides difficile infection, but prescribers lack quantitative information on comparative …

[PDF][PDF] Social and professional influences on antimicrobial prescribing for doctors-in-training: a realist review

C Papoutsi, K Mattick, M Pearson… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Antimicrobial resistance has led to widespread implementation of interventions
for appropriate prescribing. However, such interventions are often adopted without an …

Antibiotic overuse and stewardship at hospital discharge: the reducing overuse of antibiotics at discharge home framework

VM Vaughn, AL Hersh, ES Spivak - Clinical infectious diseases, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Though opportunities exist to improve antibiotic prescribing across the care spectrum,
discharge from acute hospitalization is an increasingly recognized source of antibiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of in-hospital antibiotic prescription behaviour: a systematic review and formation of a comprehensive framework

EB Warreman, MMC Lambregts, RHP Wouters… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Knowledge of determinants that influence antibiotic prescription behaviour
(APB) is essential for the successful implementation of antimicrobial stewardship …

[HTML][HTML] General practitioners' accounts of negotiating antibiotic prescribing decisions with patients: a qualitative study on what influences antibiotic prescribing in low …

MM Van Der Zande, M Dembinsky, G Aresi… - BMC family …, 2019 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is high on the UK public health policy agenda,
and poses challenges to patient safety and the provision of health services. Widespread …

[HTML][HTML] Influences on surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis decision making by surgical craft groups, anaesthetists, pharmacists and nurses in public and private …

C Ierano, K Thursky, T Peel, A Rajkhowa, C Marshall… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is a leading indication for antibiotic
use in the hospital setting, with demonstrated high rates of inappropriateness. Decision …