Script - ADHB guidelines

SCRIPT puts the Auckland DHB and Starship Children’s Hospital Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines at your fingertips.

Disclaimer:

The recommendations given in this guide were developed for use at Auckland DHB and Starship Children’s Hospital. While we are happy to make them freely accessible, the antibiotic treatment recommendations may not always be appropriate for other institutions. SCRIPT is meant to serve as antibiotic treatment guidelines and DO NOT supplant clinical judgement or consultation with an adult infectious disease or paediatric infectious disease experts when indicated. While we have attempted to verify that all information is correct, because of on-going research, practises may have changed so please check the current version of this app for its currency. Within the app are links to web-based calculators and other information, these are only available within the intranet of the ADHB and Starship Children’s Hospital. These links are not maintained or endorsed by SCRIPT and we do not guarantee their accuracy. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact the SCRIPT team: SCRIPT@auckland.ac.nz

Clinical and research team:

• Gayl Humphrey, National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland

• Eamon Duffy, Auckland City Hospital

• Dr Mark Thomas, Auckland City Hospital

• Dr Stephen Ritchie, Auckland City Hospital

• Dr Chang-Ho Yoon, Auckland City Hospital

• Dr Stephen McBride, Middlemore Hospital

• Dr Kerry Read, North Shore Hospital

• Dr Sarah Primhak, Starship Children’s Hospital

Features:

• Offline access

• Automatic updating

This app was developed as part of a research study undertaken by NIHI, at the University of Auckland and the Auckland DHB. The research is complete and you can find the research outcomes at Yoon CH, Ritchie SR, Duffy EJ, Thomas MG, McBride S, Read K, Chen R, Humphrey G. (2019) Impact of a smartphone app on prescriber adherence to antibiotic guidelines in adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia or urinary tract infections. PLoS ONE 14(1): e0211157. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211157