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Stemming the Rise of Antibiotic Use for Community-Acquired Acute Respiratory Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic by Lim, Shena Y C, Zhou, Yvonne P, Yii, Daphne, Chin, De Zhi, Hung, Kai Chee, Lee, Lai Wei, Lim, Jia Le, Loo, Li Wen, Koomanan, Narendran, Chua, Nathalie Grace, Liew, Yixin, Cherng, Benjamin P Z, Thien, Siew Yee, Lee, Winnie H L, Kwa, Andrea L H, Chung, Shimin J

“…At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in the use of antibiotics for the treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infection…”
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Treatment and Outcomes of Infections Caused by Diverse Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales by Lim, Fang Kang, Liew, Yi Xin, Cai, Yiying, Lee, Winnie, Teo, Jocelyn Q M, Lay, Wei Qi, Chung, Jasmine, Kwa, Andrea L H

“…Diverse sequence types (ST) and various carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant (CP-CRE) infections, which complicate treatment strategies, have emerged…”
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Nebulized Colistin in the Treatment of Pneumonia Due to Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Kwa, Andrea L. H., Loh, ChinSiew, Low, Jenny G. H., Kurup, Asok, Tam, Vincent H.

“…Twenty-one patients with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia were treated with nebulized polymyxin E…”
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Performance of Population Pharmacokinetic Models in Predicting Polymyxin B Exposures by Tam, Vincent, Lee, Lawrence, Ng, Tat-Ming, Lim, Tze-Peng, Cherng, Benjamin, Adewusi, Hafeez, Hee, Kim, Ding, Ying, Chung, Shimin, Ling, Li-Min, Chlebicki, Piotr, Kwa, Andrea, Lye, David

“…Polymyxin B is the last line of defense in treating multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections. Dosing of polymyxin B is currently based on total…”
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Incidence of a subsequent carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infection after previous colonisation or infection: a prospective cohort study by Tang, Sarah S.L., Chee, Enqing, Teo, Jocelyn Q., Chlebicki, Maciej P., Kwa, Andrea L.H.

“…•This study aimed to characterise the incidence of subsequent carbapenemase-producing, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CP-CRE) infective episodes in…”
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The impact of multidrug resistance on the outcomes of critically ill patients with Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia by Kwa, Andrea L.H, Low, Jenny G.H, Lee, Erin, Kurup, Asok, Chee, Huei-Leng, Tam, Vincent H

“…Abstract Multidrug resistance (MDR) in Gram-negative bacteria is on the rise, but its effect on patient outcomes is not well established. The outcomes of 129…”
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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in Singaporean hospitals: 5-year results of a multi-centre surveillance programme by Cai, Yiying, Chan, Joey P J, Fisher, Dale Andrew, Hsu, Li Yang, Koh, Tse Hsien, Krishnan, Prabha, Kwa, Andrea L H, Tan, Thean Yen, Tee, Nancy W S

“…Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have emerged as one of the major nosocomial antimicrobial-resistant pathogens globally. In this article, we describe the…”
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Independent predictors for mortality in patients with positive Stenotrophomonas maltophilia cultures by Kwa, Andrea L H, Low, Jenny G H, Lim, Tze Peng, Leow, Pay Chin, Kurup, Asok, Tam, Vincent H

“…Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an emerging pathogen in nosocomial infections that may result in high mortality. S. maltophilia often present as part of a…”
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Pharmacokinetics of Polymyxin B in a Patient With Renal Insufficiency: A Case Report by Kwa, Andrea L. H., Abdelraouf, Kamilia, Low, Jenny G. H., Tam, Vincent H.

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Pharmacokinetics of polymyxin B1 in patients with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections by Kwa, Andrea L.H, Lim, Tze-Peng, Low, Jenny G.H, Hou, JingGuo, Kurup, Asok, Prince, Randall A, Tam, Vincent H

“…Abstract Polymyxin B is increasingly used clinically for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections, despite very limited understanding of…”
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Empiric Meropenem-based versus Ceftazidime-based Therapy for Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in a Retrospective Cohort Study by Chua, Nathalie Grace, Liew, Yi Xin, Lee, Winnie, Tang, Sarah S, Zhou, Yvonne P, Patel, Karishma, Kwa, Andrea Lh, Chlebicki, Maciej Piotr

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Psychosocial determinants of physician acceptance toward an antimicrobial stewardship program and its computerized decision support system in an acute care tertiary hospital by Chua, Alvin Q., Tang, Sarah S. L., Lee, L. W., Yii, Daphne Y. C., Kong, S. T., Lee, Winnie, Chlebicki, Maciej P., Kwa, Andrea L. H., Lie, Desiree A.

“…Objectives Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) often employ multipronged strategies, including Computerized Decision Support Systems (CDSSs), to promote…”
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World health day 2011: antimicrobial resistance and practical solutions by Lye, David Cb, Kwa, Andrea Lh, Chlebicki, Piotr

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Nebulized colistin in the treatment of pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Antimicrobials and Tigecycline by KWA, Andrea L. H, LOH, Chinsiew, LOW, Jenny G. H, KURUP, Asok, TAM, Vincent H

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Pharmacokinetics of polymyxin B 1 in patients with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections by KWA, Andrea L. H, LIM, Tze-Peng, LOW, Jenny G. H, JINGGUO HOU, KURUP, Asok, PRINCE, Randall A, TAM, Vincent H

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