APPENDIX 3: GET SMART: KNOW WHEN ANTIBIOTICS WORK
From: http://www.cdc.gov/getsmart/community/materials-references/research-
articles.html
The Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work program has developed an abbreviated
list of recommended readings on the topic of appropriate antibiotic prescribing and use,
as well as antibiotic resistance. Publications related to outpatient stewardship and
clinical practice guidelines are located elsewhere on this website.
Adverse Drug Events
- Bourgeois FT, Mandl KD, Valim C, Shannon MW. Pediatric adverse drug events
in the outpatient setting: An 11-year national analysis. Pediatrics. 2009; 124(4):
e744–50. - Budnitz DS, Pollock DA, Weidenbach KN, et al. National surveillance of
emergency department visits for outpatient adverse drug events. JAMA.
2006;296(15):1858–66. - Sarkar U, Lopez A, Maselli JH, Gonzales R. Adverse drug events in U.S. adult
ambulatory medical care. Health Serv Res. 2011;46(5):1517–33. - Schaefer MK, Shehab N, Cohen AL, Budnitz DS. Adverse events from cough
and cold medications in children. Pediatrics. 2008;121(4):783–87. - Shehab N, Patel PR, Srinivasan A, Budnitz DS. Emergency department visits for
antibiotic-associated adverse events. Clin Infect Dis. 2008;47(6):735–43.
Antibiotic Resistance
- Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, accessed May 19, 2014. - Antimicrobial resistance: Global report on surveillance 2014, World Health
Organization, accessed May 19, 2014. - Bronzwaer SL, Cars O, Buchholz U, et al. A European study on the relationships
between antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance. Emerg Infect Dis.
2002;8(3):278–82. - Earnshaw S, Mendez A, Monnet DL, et al. Global collaboration to encourage
prudent antibiotic use. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013;13(12):100–34.