2023
Antibiotic prescribing practices for acute respiratory illness in children less than 24 months of age in Kenema, Sierra Leone: is it time to move beyond algorithm driven decision making?
Moon T, Sumah I, Amorim G, Alhasan F, Howard L, Myers H, Green A, Grant D, Schieffelin J, Samuels R. Antibiotic prescribing practices for acute respiratory illness in children less than 24 months of age in Kenema, Sierra Leone: is it time to move beyond algorithm driven decision making? BMC Infectious Diseases 2023, 23: 626. PMID: 37749485, PMCID: PMC10519098, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08606-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory illnessMonths of ageAntibiotic prescribing practicesKenema Government HospitalPrescribing practicesRespiratory illnessPediatric acute respiratory illnessPrescribing of antibioticsRespiratory tract infectionsClinical decision support toolCause of mortalityHospital stayRespiratory symptomsStudy nursesTract infectionsClinical courseMedication historyPediatric wardUnnecessary antibioticsProspective studyAntibiotic utilizationResultsA totalAntibiotic useClinical signsChest radiographs
2014
Clinical Mentorship of Nurse Initiated Antiretroviral Therapy in Khayelitsha, South Africa: A Quality of Care Assessment
Green A, de Azevedo V, Patten G, Davies M, Ibeto M, Cox V. Clinical Mentorship of Nurse Initiated Antiretroviral Therapy in Khayelitsha, South Africa: A Quality of Care Assessment. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e98389. PMID: 24887260, PMCID: PMC4041881, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral treatmentEligible patientsLong-term side effectsART start dateART-eligible patientsBaseline blood workClinical mentorship programInitiated antiretroviral therapyUniversal ART accessHIV-positive patientsTB/HIVNumber of patientsCross-sectional studyRoutine clinical dataResource limited settingsHIV treatment accessART initiationNurse initiationAntiretroviral therapyPatient characteristicsPositive patientsMore patientsBlood workClinical presentationNurses' confidence