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Five out of every six antibiotics prescribed before an appointment with a Veterans Affairs, or VA, dentist were inconsistent with guidelines, researchers found. “Antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines for dental procedures are lacking,” Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS, professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues wrote in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

C diff infection Secondary analysis of patients from a postdischarge decolonization trial of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers found that re-hospitalization for MRSA was associated with extensive exposure to non-MRSA antibiotics and Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), researchers reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. The CLEAR (Changing Lives to Eradicate Antibiotic Resistance) Trial, conducted from March 2011 through April 2014, found that a postdischarge decolonization regimen (5 days of mupirocin plus chlorhexidine bathing and mouth...

Audit and feedback, prior approval may reduce fluoroquinolone use A study of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals found that prospective audit and feedback (PAF) and prior-approval strategies focused on fluoroquinolone use were associated with lower fluoroquinolone prescribing rates, US researchers reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. Despite multiple safety warnings on fluoroquinolones from the Food and Drug Administration and concerns about antibiotic resistance and Clostridioides difficile infection, the antibiotics are frequently prescribed in US healthcare settings. ...