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ArticleDer Internist2020

[Antibiotic stewardship (ABS). Part 2: Application].

S Wendt, D Ranft, K de With, W V Kern, B Salzberger, C Lübbert

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Article in Der Internist, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. [Core curriculum of intensive care and emergency medicine in internal medicine].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

S WendtBereich Infektions- und Tropenmedizin, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie, Pneumologie, Department für Innere Medizin, Neurologie und Dermatologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, AöR, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland.
D RanftInterdisziplinäres Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin (ZINF), Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.
K de WithZentralbereich Klinische Infektiologie, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Deutschland.
W V KernAbteilung Infektiologie, Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland.
B SalzbergerAbteilung für Krankenhaushygiene und Infektiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland.
C LübbertBereich Infektions- und Tropenmedizin, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie, Pneumologie, Department für Innere Medizin, Neurologie und Dermatologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, AöR, Liebigstr. 20, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland. christoph.luebbert@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibiotic stewardship (ABS) is an important measure to counteract the spread of resistant pathogens and multidrug resistance. The most important ABS tools include the implementation of local guidelines, the development of a house-related list of anti-infective agents, regular ABS visits and practice-oriented internal training events. Effective strategies for therapy optimization include indication testing and therapy evaluation, dose optimization as well as determining an appropriate duration of therapy. Oralization of anti-infectives (sequence therapy) should be supported by consistent clinical criteria in in-house guidelines. The incidence of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) can be more than halved by restricting the so-called "4C antibiotics". Point-of-care tests help to minimize the use of antibiotics in the outpatient setting. Vaccination reduces the need for antibiotic therapy.

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Antimicrobial StewardshipAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsBacterial InfectionsClostridium InfectionsDisease OutbreaksDrug Resistance, BacterialGermanyHumansAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAnti-bacterial agentsAntimicrobial stewardshipClostridioides difficileGuidelines, localVaccination

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