Patients may have airway colonization of staph aureus. The following article discusses whether antibiotics are effective in eradicating the bacteria.
[cite source="doi']10.1093/cid/cix055[/cite]
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CMS requires antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) in skilled nursing facilities. The following is a checklist provided by CMS to ensure proper implementation of an ASP
https://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare/pdfs/core-elements-antibiotic-stewardship-checklist.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare/pdfs/core-elements-antibiotic-stewardship-checklist.pdf
The WHO released a guide that classifies antibiotics in order to reduce the overuse and subsequent development of resistance
https://www.who.int/medicines/news/2019/WHO_releases2019AWaRe_classification_antibiotics/en/
https://www.who.int/medicines/news/2019/WHO_releases2019AWaRe_classification_antibiotics/en/
The following article discusses the clinical significance of detected H. Pylori via PCR in stool specimens [cite source="doi"]10.1186/2193-1801-1-78[/cite]
In this article, researchers found that by creating a scoring system, antibiotic de-escalation was more likely. [cite source="doi"]10.1086/677633[/cite]