Formularies are lists of antibiotics that are suggested for certain healthcare settings. In developing a recommended formulary, countries should consider the needs of patients and facilities where they receive care. For example, clinicians in rural or primary health centers may need wide access to f...irst-line antibiotics (e.g., penicillin, ampicillin, TMP-SMX), but last resort antibiotics such as carbapenems or colistin might be limited to tertiary care hospitals. Efforts to create antibiotic formularies may be linked to efforts within countries to create or update essential medicine lists (EML).
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African Journal of Laboratory Medicine | Vol 7, No 2 | a770 | 06 December 2018
Lancet Planet Health 2019; 3: e93–101
Observations from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) WHO collaborative cross-national study
Endorsed by the CCM Georgia on April 15th 2015
Accessed: 26.09.2019
A Manual for Delivery of PASS by a Non-Specialist Facilitator
Menthol in tobacco products
Accelerating HIV prevention to reduce new infections by 75%
Lancet Glob Health 2018 Published Online September 12, 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30409-1
Antibiotic stewardship refers to coordinated efforts and activities that seek to measure and improve use of antibiotics. Implementation of ASPs has demonstrated positive public health and clinical impacts including reducing costs, lengths of hospital stays, and the burden of antibiotic resistance wh...ile maintaining or improving patient outcomes. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in 2014, which outlines essential components for ASPs in hospitals and provides practical guidance for implementing a robust ASPin an acute care facility. Variations to the Core Elements have been developed to deal with the particular challenges in small, rural or critical access hospitals in the United States and in outpatient facilities and nursing homes.
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Volume 2019, Article ID 4157574, 7 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/4157574
N Engl J Med 2019;380:2429-39.DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1901113