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 | Kevin Antoine BrownScientist, Public Health Ontario | Associate Professor, University of Toronto Verified email at oahpp.ca Cited by 6430 |
Trends in antibiotic use and nosocomial pathogens in hospitalized veterans with pneumonia at 128 medical centers, 2006–2010
Background. In 2005, pneumonia practice guidelines recommended broad-spectrum
antibiotics for patients with risk factors for nosocomial pathogens. The impact of these …
antibiotics for patients with risk factors for nosocomial pathogens. The impact of these …
Antibiotic Prescribing Choices and Their Comparative C. Difficile Infection Risks: A Longitudinal Case-Cohort Study
Background Antibiotic use is the strongest modifiable risk factor for the development of
Clostridioides difficile infection, but prescribers lack quantitative information on comparative risks …
Clostridioides difficile infection, but prescribers lack quantitative information on comparative risks …
Reducing unnecessary urine culturing and antibiotic overprescribing in long-term care: a before-and-after analysis
KA Brown, A Chambers, S MacFarlane… - … Open Access Journal, 2019 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Antibiotic use in long-term care homes is highly variable. High rates of antibiotic
use are associated with antibiotic resistance and Clostridium difficile infection. We asked 2 …
use are associated with antibiotic resistance and Clostridium difficile infection. We asked 2 …
Virtual learning collaboratives to improve urine culturing and antibiotic prescribing in long-term care: controlled before-and-after study
A Chambers, C Chen, KA Brown… - BMJ Quality & …, 2022 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Urine culturing practices are highly variable in long-term care and contribute to
overprescribing of antibiotics for presumed urinary tract infections. The purpose of this study …
overprescribing of antibiotics for presumed urinary tract infections. The purpose of this study …
The Urine-culturing Cascade: Variation in Nursing Home Urine Culturing and Association With Antibiotic Use and Clostridiodes difficile Infection
Background Rates of antibiotic use vary widely across nursing homes and cannot be explained
by resident characteristics. Antibiotic prescribing for a presumed urinary tract infection is …
by resident characteristics. Antibiotic prescribing for a presumed urinary tract infection is …
Variation in empiric coverage versus detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitalizations for community-onset …
OBJECTIVETo examine variation in antibiotic coverage and detection of resistant pathogens
in community-onset pneumonia.DESIGNCross-sectional study.SETTINGA total of 128 …
in community-onset pneumonia.DESIGNCross-sectional study.SETTINGA total of 128 …
Regional variability in outpatient antibiotic use in Ontario, Canada: a retrospective cross-sectional study
KL Schwartz, C Achonu, KA Brown… - … Open Access Journal, 2018 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Regional variability in antibiotic use is associated with both antibiotic overuse
and antimicrobial resistance. Our objectives were to benchmark outpatient antibiotic use and …
and antimicrobial resistance. Our objectives were to benchmark outpatient antibiotic use and …
The Drivers of Acute and Long-term Care Clostridium difficile Infection Rates: A Retrospective Multilevel Cohort Study of 251 Facilities
Background Drivers of differences in Clostridium difficile incidence across acute and long-term
care facilities are poorly understood. We sought to obtain a comprehensive picture of C. …
care facilities are poorly understood. We sought to obtain a comprehensive picture of C. …
Increased environmental sample area and recovery of Clostridium difficile spores from hospital surfaces by quantitative PCR and enrichment culture
ObjectiveClostridium difficile spores play an important role in transmission and can survive
in the environment for several months. Optimal methods for measuring environmental C. …
in the environment for several months. Optimal methods for measuring environmental C. …
The mobility gap: estimating mobility levels required to control Canada's winter COVID-19 surge (preprint)
Background Non-pharmaceutical interventions remain a primary means of suppressing
COVID-19 until vaccination coverage is sufficient to achieve herd immunity. We used …
COVID-19 until vaccination coverage is sufficient to achieve herd immunity. We used …