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Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The Role of Clarithromycin
Barman Balfour, Julia A.; Lamb, Harriet M. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 6 (1999) 4, pp. 225-239
In patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), it is uncommon for the causative pathogen to be identified when … which covers the major pathogens of CAP. Although Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the most common pathogen in … alternative therapy for penicillin-susceptible S. pneumoniae or M. catarrhalis infection. Clarithromycin has good in vitro …
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Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Defining the Role of Azithromycin
Gunasekara, Nishan S.; Barman Balfour, Julia A. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 5 (1999) 1, pp. 41-54
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality and is associated with the consumption … azithromycin is not recommended for use (presumably as monotherapy) in patients with moderate to severe pneumonia, bacteraemia or …
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Cost Effectiveness of Antibacterial Restriction Strategies in a Tertiary Care University Teaching Hospital
Tsiata, Caterina; Tsekouras, Vassilis; Karokis, Antonis; … - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 9 (2001) 1, pp. 23-32
Objective: To compare various strategies for antibacterial administration in terms of patient outcomes, overall costs and quality of care provided. Design: Prospective, nonblind, randomized, clinical study. Setting: Tertiary care hospital in Greece from November 1995 to June 1996. Patients and...
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Treatment of Pneumonias in a Managed-Care Organisation: The Impact of a Treatment Guideline Promotion on Physician Prescribing Behaviour
Armstrong, Edward P.; Langley, Paul C. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 6 (1999) 3, pp. 159-173
Objective: To evaluate a pneumonia disease management programme in a naturalistic setting. Design and Setting: A 300 … prescribing by physicians. A relational database was created to measure changes in healthcare resources, use of antibacterials and … 2 disease management specialists. Participants: All patients with pneumonia diagnoses on the medical claims database …
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Outpatient Parenteral Antibacterial Therapy of Serious Infections: The Role of Ceftriaxone
Barman Balfour, Julia A.; Lamb, Harriet M. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 4 (1998) 4, pp. 225-236
Outpatient parenteral antibacterial therapy (OPAT) is an increasingly popular means of containing the costs of antibacterial therapy, by avoiding the need for hospitalisation or allowing early discharge from hospital, in patients with serious infections. It also offers increased comfort and...
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Principles of Perioperative Antibacterial Prophylaxis: Management of Surgical Site Infections
Bohnen, John - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 6 (1999) 2, pp. 73-81
This article reviews perioperative antibacterial prophylaxis, a discrete in-hospital intervention that prevents surgical site infections and reduces the costs of complications and adverse effects of care. Clinical trials have shown that, when used appropriately, prophylactic antibacterial agents...
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Management of Tuberculosis: Special Considerations
Choi, Chester - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 4 (1998) 4, pp. 205-216
The treatment and prevention of tuberculosis have gained importance as the number of cases continues to increase worldwide and the ability of the disease to pass from one area to another becomes progressively greater. Interventions used in the US to help control the disease include the...
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Management of Febrile Episodes in Neutropenic Patients: Defining the Role of Meropenem
Lamb, Harriet M.; Goa, Karen L. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 5 (1999) 2, pp. 101-115
Neutropenic patients with cancer are at risk of serious infection, particularly if neutropenia is severe or prolonged. Because patients with neutropenia have a diminished inflammatory response, fever is sometimes the first, and only, sign of infection. Prompt empirical antibacterial therapy is...
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Management of Acute Otitis Media: Defining the Role of Cefuroxime Axetil
Lamb, Harriet M.; Spencer, Caroline M. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 8 (2000) 6, pp. 337-353
Growing concern about the rapid emergence of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, as well as beta … example is the recommendations of the US Drug-Resistant S. pneumoniae (DRSP) Therapeutic Working Group which advocate an …: Cefuroxime axetil is one of very few oral agents which has proven clinical efficacy against S. pneumoniae, as well as beta …
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Antibacterials and Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis: Issues for Formulary Decision Makers
Chock, Alan; Gong, Vera; Destache, Christopher J. - In: Disease Management and Health Outcomes 10 (2002) 6, pp. 333-336
The utility of antibacterials in the management of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) and the related …
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