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Antibiotic therapy and clinical outcomes of penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (PSSA) bloodstream infection (BSI): a ten-year retrospective cohort study Open

Zi Yang Chua, Sock Hoon Tan, Hoi Tong Mok, Christine B. Teng, Shawn Vasoo , et al. · 2025

Sustaining Antimicrobial Stewardship in a High–Antibiotic Resistance Setting Open

Tat Ming Ng, Shi Thong Heng, Boon Hou Chua, Li Wei Ang, Sock Hoon Tan , et al. · 2022

In this cohort study, concurrent PRF and CDSS were associated with limiting the use of piperacillin-tazobactam and carbapenems while reducing use of other antibiotics.

Antibiotic Therapy in the Treatment of COVID-19 Pneumonia: Who and When? Open

Tat Ming Ng, Sean Wei Xiang Ong, Audrey Yong Xin Loo, Sock Hoon Tan, Hui Lin Tay , et al. · 2022

Background: COVID-19 imposes challenges in antibiotic decision-making due to similarities between bacterial pneumonia and moderate to severe COVID-19. We evaluated the effects of antibiotic therapy on the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 pneu…

Effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on antimicrobial prevalence and prescribing in a tertiary hospital in Singapore Open

Tat Ming Ng, Sock Hoon Tan, Shi Thong Heng, Hui Lin Tay, Min Yi Yap , et al. · 2021

A point prevalence survey to assess antibiotic prescribing in patients hospitalized with confirmed and suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Open

Sock Hoon Tan, Tat Ming Ng, Hui Lin Tay, Min Yi Yap, Shi Thong Heng , et al. · 2020

Effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Antimicrobial Prevalence and Prescribing in a Tertiary Hospital in Singapore Open

Tat Ming Ng, Sock Hoon Tan, Shi Thong Heng, Hui Lin Tay, Min Yi Yap , et al. · 2020

Background: The deployment of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) teams to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to a loss of developed frameworks, best practices and leadership resulting in adverse impact on antimicrobial prescribing and r…

Gut Microbiota Modulation: Implications for Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship Open

Glorijoy Shi En Tan, Hui Lin Tay, Sock Hoon Tan, Tau Hong Lee, Tat Ming Ng , et al. · 2020

The human microbiome comprises a complex ecosystem of microbial communities that exist within the human body, the largest and most diverse of which are found within the human intestine. It has been increasingly implicated in human health a…

Effective Antimicrobial StewaRdship StrategIES (ARIES): Cluster Randomized Trial of Computerized Decision Support System and Prospective Review and Feedback Open

Shi Thong Heng, Joshua Wong, Barnaby Edward Young, Hui Lin Tay, Sock Hoon Tan , et al. · 2020

Background Prospective review and feedback (PRF) of antibiotic prescriptions and compulsory computerized decision support system (CDSS) are 2 strategies of antimicrobial stewardship. There are limited studies investigating their combined e…

186. Effective Antimicrobial StewaRdship StrategIES (ARIES): Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Clinical Decision Support System to Supplement Antibiotic Prospective Review and Feedback Open

Shi Thong Heng, Joshua Wong, Barnaby Edward Young, Li Min Ling, Brenda Ang , et al. · 2018

BACKGROUND: Prospective review and feedback (PRF) of antibiotic prescriptions is a tenet of antimicrobial stewardship (ASP), but labour intensive. Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) have the potential to automate some of this work. W…

Antimicrobial consumption and resistance in adult hospital inpatients in 53 countries: results of an internet-based global point prevalence survey Open

Ann Versporten, Peter Zarb, Isabelle Caniaux, Marie-Françoise Gros, Nico Drapier , et al. · 2018

Safety and Effectiveness of Improving Carbapenem Use via Prospective Review and Feedback in a Multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme Open

Christine B. Teng, Tat Ming Ng, Michelle W. Tan, Sock Hoon Tan, M. S. M. Tay , et al. · 2015

Introduction: Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASP) can reduce antibiotic use but patient safety concerns exist. We evaluated the safety of prospective carbapenem review and feedback and its impact on carbapenem use and patient outcom…

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