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Aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) are medical procedures that can result in therelease of aerosols from the respiratory tract. The criteria for an AGP are a high riskof aerosol generation and […]
Many aspects of drug handling are altered in patients with increased body weight whopresent with infection, risking therapeutic failure and antimicrobial resistance due toinadequate drug exposure. Conversely, in underweight patients, […]
Daptomycin is a cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic with potent bactericidal activity against Gram positive organisms including streptococci, coagulase negative staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and glycopeptide […]
The polymyxin antibiotic Colistimethate Sodium (CMS) is indicated for the treatment of seriousinfections caused by selected, extensively resistant Gram-negative bacteria (for example; primarilyextensively resistant Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter and Enterobacterales) in patients […]
The following Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Audit Tool aims to encourage self-assessment of Childcare and Education settings in Wales to promote evidence-based/best practice infection prevention and control standards, therefore […]
The final All Wales Neonatal Unit Gentamicin IV monograph approved by All Wales Antimicrobial Guideline Group.
This guideline does not apply to patients receiving renal replacement therapies. For these patients, please contact the Pharmacy Department for advice.
Doses are taken from the Renal Drug Database which may recommend dosing outside the product licence, and are based upon creatinine clearance estimated using the Cockcroft and Gault equation. eGFR […]
