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Community-Acquired Infections

Any infection acquired in the community, that is, contrasted with those acquired in a health care facility (CROSS INFECTION). An infection would be classified as community-acquired if the patient had not recently been in a health care facility or been in contact with someone who had been recently in a health care facility.
Also Known As:
Infections, Community-Acquired; Acquired Infection, Community; Acquired Infections, Community; Community Acquired Infections; Infection, Community Acquired; Infection, Community-Acquired; Infections, Community Acquired; Community Acquired Infection; Community-Acquired Infection
Networked: 593 relevant articles (22 outcomes, 41 trials/studies)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1. Infections
2. Cross Infection (Nosocomial Infection)
3. Pneumonia (Pneumonitis)
4. Meningitis
5. Soft Tissue Infections

Experts

1. Ko, Wen-Chien: 5 articles (01/2022 - 03/2003)
2. Hsueh, Po-Ren: 4 articles (01/2022 - 01/2006)
3. Yoong, Pauline: 4 articles (02/2013 - 02/2010)
4. Gaïni, Shahin: 4 articles (01/2007 - 01/2006)
5. Pedersen, Court: 4 articles (01/2007 - 01/2006)
6. Jones, Ronald N: 4 articles (07/2005 - 05/2003)
7. Lee, Nan-Yao: 3 articles (01/2022 - 01/2010)
8. Labi, Appiah-Korang: 3 articles (09/2021 - 01/2018)
9. Obeng-Nkrumah, Noah: 3 articles (09/2021 - 01/2018)
10. Manfredi, Roberto: 3 articles (02/2016 - 06/2002)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Community-Acquired Infections:
1. beta-LactamsIBA
2. Ceftriaxone (Ceftriaxon)FDA LinkGeneric
3. Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)IBA
4. beta-Lactamases (beta-Lactamase)IBA
5. Third Generation CephalosporinsIBA
6. Ertapenem (Invanz)FDA Link
7. sultamicillin (ampicillin-sulbactam)FDA LinkGeneric
8. Cephalosporins (Cephalosporin Antibiotics)IBA
9. Penicillins (Penicillin)FDA Link
10. QuinolonesIBA

Therapies and Procedures

1. Therapeutics
2. Length of Stay
3. Hand Hygiene
4. Antibiotic Prophylaxis
01/30/2020 - "Community acquired infections (38.7%) and surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (22.5%) were the most common indications. "
07/01/2008 - "Community-acquired infections were the first indication of treatment (41.8% of prescriptions), hospital-acquired infections accounted for 34.9% of prescriptions, surgical and medical antibiotic prophylaxis for 22.4%. "
05/08/2023 - "Community-acquired infections (27.7-61.0%; n = 19 studies) and surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) (14.6-45.3%; n = 17 studies) were the most common indications for antibiotic use. "
12/01/2023 - "Appropriateness of acute-care antibiotic prescriptions for community-acquired infections and surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in England: analysis of 2016 national point prevalence survey data."
09/01/1998 - "The study revealed: (1) the prevalence of antibiotic use and the cost of antibiotics during post-intervention period was significantly decreased by 20%; (2) the use of antibiotic prophylaxis for obstetrics patients and patients undergoing cataract surgery decreased significantly; (3) there was a shift from second or third generation cephalosporins to cefazolin for surgical prophylaxis; (4) the duration of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis was reduced to under 2 days; (5) there was a shift from netilmicin or amikacin to gentamicin for the treatment of community acquired infection; and (6) the mortality, median length of hospital stay, and nosocomial infection rate among the patients who received antibiotics during the post-intervention period were not significantly different from those during the pre-intervention period. "
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