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R Andrew Seaton
Researcher at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Publications - 11
Citations - 301
R Andrew Seaton is an academic researcher from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antimicrobial stewardship & Teicoplanin. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 11 publications receiving 188 citations. Previous affiliations of R Andrew Seaton include Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
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Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG): development and impact of the Scottish National Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme
Dilip Nathwani,Jacqueline Sneddon,William Malcolm,Camilla Wiuff,Andrea Patton,Simon Hurding,Anne Eastaway,R Andrew Seaton,Emma Watson,Elizabeth Gillies,Peter Davey,Marion Bennie +11 more
TL;DR: The early successes achieved by SAPG demonstrate that this delivery model is effective and provides the leadership and focus required to implement antimicrobial stewardship to improve antimicrobial prescribing and infection management across NHS Scotland.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in East Africa: red alert or red herring?
TL;DR: The prevalence of MRSA was found to be much higher than that reported in private tertiary facilities in the same region and has a critical bearing on health and economic outcomes for a population.
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Updated good practice recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in adults and children in the UK.
Ann L N Chapman,Sanjay Patel,Carolyne Horner,Helen Green,Achyut Guleri,S. Hedderwick,Susan E Snape,Julie Statham,Elizabeth Wilson,Mark Gilchrist,R Andrew Seaton +10 more
TL;DR: These updated recommendations for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy are intended to provide pragmatic guidance for new and established OPAT services across a range of settings and to act as a set of quality indicators for service evaluation and quality improvement.
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Development of teicoplanin dosage guidelines for patients treated within an outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) programme
TL;DR: New dosage guidelines have been developed to support thrice-weekly administration of teicoplanin in an OPAT setting based on body weight and CL(CR) and can be expected to lead to a significant improvement in the proportion of concentrations in the range 20-30 mg/L.
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Safety and efficacy of de-labelling penicillin allergy in adults using direct oral challenge: a systematic review.
TL;DR: Direct oral challenge is safe and effective for de-labelling patients assessed as low risk for true allergy, and non-specialist clinicians competent in using an assessment algorithm can offer evaluation of penicillin allergy labels using direct oral challenge in appropriate patients.