Co-Design of a Computer-Assisted Medical Decision Support System to Manage Antibiotic Prescription in an ICU Ward

Authors: Gil M, Lapão L, Pinto P, Póvoa P, Silva MM, Simões AS
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Link: http://haitool.ihmt.unl.pt/papers/HEC_2016.pdf

About 37 thousand people die per year in Europe due to infections by resistant bacteria. Fighting antimicrobial resistances (AR) is a top priority to save lives and reduce costs. AR is triggered mostly by uncritical antibiotic prescription. This paper presents HAITool, a decision-making information system to support antibiotic prescription. The system was co-developed together with […]
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LytA-based identification methods can misidentify Streptococcus pneumoniae

Authors: Ardanuy C, de Lencastre H, Goossens H, Henriques-Normark B, Linares J, Rolo D, Sá-Leão R, Simões AS, Tavares DA
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Link: http://www.dmidjournal.com/article/S0732-8893(16)30072-4/fulltext

Streptococcus pneumoniae and LytA methods Surveillance studies detected 11 isolates displaying conflicting or novel results when characterized by widely accepted phenotypic (optochin susceptibility and bile solubility) and genotypic (lytA-BsaAI-RFLP and MLST) identification methods. The authors aimed to determine the genetic basis for the unexpected results given by lytA-BsaAI-RFLP. They also wanted to investigate the accuracy […]
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Prevention and control of antimicrobial resistant healthcare associated infections: the Microbiology Laboratory rocks!

Authors: Couto I, Gonçalves E, Lapão LV, Póvoa P, Simões AS, Toscano C, Viveiros M
Publication Year: 2016
Journal: Frontiers in Microbiology
Link: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00855/full

This paper addresses the role and importance of the Microbiology Laboratory in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection and in Antibiotic Stewardship Programs and how it can be leveraged when combined with the use of information systems. Additionally, we critically review some challenges that the Microbiology Laboratory has to deal with, including the selection of analytic methods and the proper use of communication channels with other healthcare services.
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Co-Design of a Computer-Assisted Medical Decision Support System to Manage Antibiotic Prescription in an ICU Ward

LytA-based identification methods can misidentify Streptococcus pneumoniae

Prevention and control of antimicrobial resistant healthcare associated infections: the Microbiology Laboratory rocks!

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