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Antibiotic stewardship ward rounds and a dedicated prescription chart reduce antibiotic consumption and pharmacy costs without affecting inpatient mortality or re-admission rates

Author: Boyles, Tom H ; Whitelaw, Andrew ; Bamford, Colleen ; Moodley, Mischka ; Bonorchis, Kim ; Morris, Vida ; Rawoot, Naazneen ; Naicker, Vanishree ; Lusakiewicz, Irena ; Black, John Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: Antibiotic consumption is a major driver of bacterial resistance. To address the increasing burden of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, antibiotic stewardship programmes are promoted worldwide to rationalize antibiotic ... Read more c b
Failure to eradicate Isospora belli diarrhoea despite immune reconstitution in adults with HIV--a case series

Author: Boyles, Tom H ; Black, John ; Meintjes, Graeme ; Mendelson, Marc Date: 2012 Isospora belli causes diarrhoea in patients with AIDS. Most respond to targeted therapy and recommendations are that secondary prophylaxis can be stopped following immune reconstitution with ART. We report eight cases of chronic isosporiasis ... Read more c b
A treatment recommender clinical decision support system for personalized medicine: method development and proof-of-concept for drug resistant tuberculosis

Author: Verboven, Lennert ; Calders, Toon ; Callens, Steven ; Black, John ; Maartens, Gary ; Dooley, Kelly E ; Potgieter, Samantha ; Warren, Robin M ; Laukens, Kris ; Van Rie, Annelies Date: 02 Mar 2022 Background Personalized medicine tailors care based on the patient’s or pathogen’s genotypic and phenotypic characteristics. An automated Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) could help translate the genotypic and phenotypic ... Read more c b

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