Antibiotic guidelines.

Guidelines for antibiotic usage in common situations.

Guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis for GI endoscopy.

This is one of a series of statements discussing the utilization of GI endoscopy in common clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy prepared this text. In preparing this guideline, a MEDLINE literature search was performed, and additional references were obtained from the bibliographies of the identified articles and from re...

Antibiotic Guidelines : Pharmacological Parameters to be Considered

The aim of antibiotic guidelines is to provide guidance on the rational use of antibiotics, so that they serve effectively and eficiently with the least adverse effects on patients and co,n,tturtity. Tlrc iupact of such strategy nny also be seen in the containtnent of cost without ieopardizing the patient to un-successful atteupts of antibiotic treatnent. Guidelines have to satisfy certain requ...

Antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines for infective endocarditis

Since infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening infection, dentists should be aware of antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines. The American Heart Association (AHA) 4 and the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) 2 have currently updated their recommendations. In general, both guidelines reflect the need to avoid the overuse of antibiotics, which may lead to the development of...

Improving antibiotic use: 25 years of antibiotic guidelines and related initiatives.

In the late 1970s concern in Melbourne teaching hospitals over the increasing incidence of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, led to the establishment of a working party to produce guidelines on appropriate antimicrobial therapy. Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic is now produced, marketed and sold by Therapeutic Guidelines Limited, an independent, not...