Publications by authors named "T J Lubowski"
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- Pikeperch is gaining popularity in freshwater aquaculture, but challenges in artificial reproduction remain, requiring more research on factors like female maturation and gamete quality.
- A study collected data from wild fish in various lakes, showing that larger fish and those from deeper lakes are better suited for artificial reproduction, resulting in higher embryo survival rates.
- The research found high embryo survival rates (about 84.5% after fertilization and 79.7% at hatching), and indicated that smaller females had more issues with nonsynchronous oocyte maturation, signifying effective methods for selecting females for spawning.
Background: Infections are important complications of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) with few studies having investigated oral antibiotic use. Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing can contribute to multidrug-resistant organisms and Clostridioides difficile infections seen in ESRD. This study investigates antibiotic prescribing practices in ESRD across New York State (NYS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Statewide tracking and reporting is an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship tool that may be useful for many stakeholders. However, to date, these evaluations have been limited. This study aimed to track and report outpatient antibiotic prescribing in Medicare Part B enrollees diagnosed with cystitis in the outpatient setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInternational guidelines recommend using local susceptibility data to direct empiric therapy for acute uncomplicated cystitis. We evaluated outpatient urinary isolate susceptibility trends in New York State. Nitrofurantoin had the lowest resistance prevalence whereas trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and fluoroquinolones had higher prevalences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate a pharmacy student service focused on patient coronary heart disease (CHD) risk assessment.
Design: Fourth-year pharmacy students offered a CHD risk assessment service at 5 physicians' offices as part of ambulatory care advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE). Patient acceptance of the service was assessed using a satisfaction survey instrument.