Antimicrobial stewardship: The influence of behavioral nudging on renal-function-based appropriateness of dosing.

Failure to adjust doses may contribute to adverse events. We evaluated the effectiveness of providing the estimated glomerular filtration rate on appropriateness of dosing for antimicrobials. The approach increased appropriateness of dosing from 33.

[Educational strategies to improve adherence to patient identification].

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of educational actions on the results of an adherence indicator while checking patient identification wristbands before high-risk care.

Methods: This is a descriptive and exploratory study that was conducted in a large university hospital between January 2013 and December 2014, where 6,201 patients were interviewed. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics.

Prevalence and acquisition of MRSA amongst patients admitted to a tertiary-care hospital in Brazil.

Background: There are few studies in Brazil that address baseline prevalence of MRSA colonization and associated risk factors at hospital admission, or the incidence of nosocomial colonization. We report a prospective study in a tertiary-care, university-affiliated hospital to implement a new MRSA control policy at the institution.

Methods: A cohort of randomly selected patients admitted to emergency and clinical wards at our hospital was followed until discharge.