2020
790. Evaluation of Connecticut Medical Providers Concordance with 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clostridioides difficile Treatment Guidelines in New Haven County, 2017-2019
Luc C, Olson D, Banach D, Hadler J, Clogher P. 790. Evaluation of Connecticut Medical Providers Concordance with 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clostridioides difficile Treatment Guidelines in New Haven County, 2017-2019. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s439-s439. PMCID: PMC7777245, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridioides difficile infectionNon-severe casesFirst-line antibioticsTreatment guidelinesCDI surveillanceNew Haven CountyWhite blood cell countInfectious Diseases SocietyBlood cell countOld casesAntibiotic recommendationsConcordant treatmentGuideline concordanceSHEA guidelinesFulminant casesDiseases SocietyCDI recurrenceRecurrence rateDifficile infectionCDI treatmentHealthcare EpidemiologyTreatment criteriaRecurrence riskMedical providersCell count
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256. A Cross-Disciplinary Educational Approach: Antibiotic Prescribing Practices and the Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics Prior to Dental Procedures
McCarthy M, Banach D, Andrews R. 256. A Cross-Disciplinary Educational Approach: Antibiotic Prescribing Practices and the Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics Prior to Dental Procedures. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2018, 5: s108-s108. PMCID: PMC6255480, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy210.267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProphylactic antibiotic prescriptionsDental proceduresProphylactic antibioticsMedical providersAntibiotic prescribingAntibiotic prescriptionsMedical practitionersMost medical providersProphylactic antibiotic prescribingChronic kidney diseaseAntibiotic prescribing practicesProphylactic antibiotic usePrimary care physiciansCross-sectional electronic surveyPrevious endocarditisCardiac transplantPrescribing antibioticsDiabetes mellitusCare physiciansKidney diseasePrescribing practicesAntibiotic useDental practitionersSurgical specialistsMost dentists