Background. Clinical Pharmacist (CP) is an emerging career in Thailand. We evaluated the efficacy of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) featuring CP with or without infectious diseases consultation (IDC) in Thailand. Methods. From January 1, 2012-September 30, 2012, all patients with infections admitted to 4 medicine units were prospectively followed until hospital discharge for the impac...

Nseir and colleagues presented data from a large multicenter study of patients with ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT), demonstrating that appropriate antibiotic therapy for VAT was an independent predictor for reducing transition to pneumonia (ventilator-associated pneumonia, or VAP). These data added to the growing evidence supporting the use of appropriate antibiotic therapy for V...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate changes in prescribing behaviour after distribution of antibiotic guidelines printed on a 9 x 6 cm laminated card suitable for clipping to a hospital identification badge. INTERVENTION Guidelines for appropriate antibiotic prescribing for 20 common and important paediatric infections were printed on a laminated 9 x 6 cm card suitable to clip to a hospital identification ...

U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is an annual observance to raise awareness about antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic prescribing and use. This year’s observance coincides with the release of CDC’s updated educational initiative “Be Antibiotics Aware: Smart Use, Best Care,” and aims to engage health care professionals, advocacy groups, for-profit companies, state an...

OBJECTIVE To examine guideline-based use of prophylactic antibiotics in patients who underwent gynecologic surgery. METHODS We identified women who underwent gynecologic surgery between 2003 and 2010. Procedures were stratified as antibiotic-appropriate (abdominal, vaginal, or laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy) or antibiotic-inappropriate (oophorectomy, cystectomy, tubal ligation...