Evaluating Patient-Specific Antibiograms

Evaluating Patient-Specific Antibiograms

Evaluating Antibiograms To Monitor Drug Resistance

We used hospital antibiograms to assess predominant pathogens and their patterns of in vitro antimicrobial resistance in central Illinois, USA. We found a lack of information about national guidelines for in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing and differences in interpretation among laboratories in the region.

Training and evaluating tobacco-specific standardized patient instructors.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES A comprehensive training program to develop tobacco-specific standardized patient instructors (SPIs) was implemented and evaluated at Wake Forest University. METHODS Descriptive statistics were used to assess SPIs' experience with the training program and medical students' perceptions of the SPI-student interaction. Two standardized scales, used to assess student per...

Evaluating respiratory patient disability.

The evaluation of the disabilities of patients with respiratory disease is regulated by the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Security, as are disabilities of any other type. We believe, however, that in respiratory pathologies this evaluation is especially complicated because, as they are chronic processes, they inter-relate with other systems. Furthermore, they tend to have occasional exac...

Utilizing the Electronic Health Record to Construct Syndrome-Specific Antibiograms for Previously Healthy Children