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Mr. Stephen Hughes MPharm MPharm(Practice) MBA

About

Stephen Hughes is a consultant antimicrobial pharmacist leading the antimicrobial stewardship service at the Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust.

Stephen is responsible for the effective and safe use of antimicrobials including antifungals and anti-COVID-19 therapies.

His postgraduate education includes an MSc in Pharmacy Research and Practice, non-medical independent prescribing status and an MBA.

Stephen has particular interests in antimicrobial stewardship around improving systems and improving treatment options for management of antimicrobial resistant pathogens. Stephen plays an active role in the London Antimicrobial Pharmacists group and the UKCPA Pharmacy Infection Network, and is a member of the Antimicrobial Expert Advisory Group of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

Specialties

Medicines and Pharmacy

Infectious Diseases

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Publications

Ashiru-Oredope D, Kerr F, Hughes S, Urch J, Lanzman M, Yau T, et al. Assessing the impact of covid-19 on antimicrobial stewardship activities/programs in the United Kingdom. Antibiotics [Internet]. 2021 Feb 1 [cited 2021 May 3];10(2):1–13.

Benjamin A, Olley L, Troise O, Hughes S, Donaldson H, Sadighi A. A case of Extensively Drug Resistant (XDR) Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) typhoid fever in the Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) unit.

Bhaskar K, Clarke S, Moore LSP, Hughes S. Bacterial peritonitis in paediatric appendicitis; microbial epidemiology and antimicrobial management. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob [Internet]. 2023 Dec 1 [cited 2023 Nov 27];22(1).

Eades C, Hughes S, Heard K, Moore LSP. Antimicrobial therapies for Gram-positive infections [Internet]. Pharmaceutical Journal. 2021 [cited 2023 Mar 15].

Fong H, Hughes S. The key signs and symptoms of Beta-lactam fever | Rx Magazine [Internet]. RxMagazine. 2020 [cited 2021 May 3].

Gohlar G, Hughes S. How to improve antifungal stewardship. Pharm J [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2020 May 9];303(7927).

Goodfellow JJ, Hughes S, Smith J, Jones R, Moore LSP, Rayment M. Novel use of oral chloramphenicol for treatment-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium. Sex Transm Infect [Internet]. 2023 May 1 [cited 2023 Nov 27];99(3):208–10.

Heard KL, Hughes S, Mughal N, Moore LSP. COVID-19 and fungal superinfection. The Lancet Microbe [Internet]. 2020 Jul 1 [cited 2023 Jul 25];1(3):e107.

Hughes S, Heard KL, Moore LSP. How can advances in computerized decision support systems best be used to improve antimicrobial stewardship? - On Medicine [Internet]. BMC On Medicine. 2019 [cited 2023 May 24].

Hughes S, Heard KL, Mughal N, Moore LSP. Optimization of antimicrobial dosing in patients with acute kidney injury: A single-centre observational study. JAC-Antimicrobial Resist [Internet].

Hughes S, Mughal N, Moore LSP. Procalcitonin to guide antibacterial prescribing in patients hospitalised with covid-19. Antibiotics [Internet]. 2021 Sep 17 [cited 2023 Apr 20];10(9):1119.

Hughes S. Is antimicrobial prophylaxis effective in reducing infections after operative vaginal births? [Internet]. RxMagazine. 2019 [cited 2020 May 9].

Hughes S, Kamranpour P, Gibani MM, Mughal N, Moore LSP. Short-course antibiotic therapy: A bespoke approach is required. Clin Infect Dis. 2020;70(8):1793–4.

Hughes S, Heard K, Mughal N, Moore LSP. Burden of enteral supplement interactions with common antimicrobial agents: A single-centre observational analysis. Eur J Hosp Pharm [Internet]. 2022 Jan 7 [cited 2021 May 3];29(5):280–3.

Hughes S, Moore LSP. Antimicrobial stewardship. Br J Hosp Med [Internet]. 2019 Mar 2 [cited 2020 May 9];80(3):C42–5.

Hughes S, Chin HY, Heard KL, Kamranpour P, Bartholomew B, Mughal N, et al. Once-daily tigecycline for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: A single-centre observational study. JAC-Antimicrobial Resist [Internet]. 2019 Dec 1 [cited 2020 May 3];1(3).

Hughes S, Mistry R. Clostridioides difficile infection: management - The Pharmaceutical Journal [Internet]. Pharmaceutical Journal. 2021 [cited 2023 Nov 27].

Hughes S, Moran S, Mistry R. Dose adjustments of antimicrobials in patients with hepatic impairment - The Pharmaceutical Journal. Pharm J [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2023 Nov 27];

Hughes S. Which is better for sepsis patients: continuous or intermittent meropenem administration? [Internet]. RxMagazine (UKCPA). 2023 [cited 2023 Nov 27].

Hughes S, Szeki I, Nash MJ, Thachil J. Anticoagulation in chronic kidney disease patients - The practical aspects. Clin Kidney J [Internet]. 2014 Mar 18 [cited 2023 Jul 26];7(5):442–9.

Kamranpour P, Moore LSP, Hughes S. Why the newly licensed antibiotic cefepime should beintroduced to UK formularies [Internet]. Vol. 303, Pharmaceutical Journal. 2019 [cited 2023 Mar 15].

Kwok M, Hughes S. Risks of serotonin syndrome in patients prescribed linezolid with concurrent contraindicated serotonergic agents? [Internet]. RxMagazine (UKCPA). 2023 [cited 2023 Nov 27].

Mahmood S, Hughes S. A national survey to determine current practice regarding antimicrobial dosing in patients with sepsis-induced acute kidney injury (AKI). In: Federation of Infection Societies (FIS) Conference [Internet]. 2018 [cited 2021 Jul 20].

Pallett SJC, Hughes S, Ebrahimsa MU, Mughal N, Moore LSP. Shorter-course Antimicrobial Therapy for Uncomplicated Gram-negative Bacteremia: Is It Generalizable? Clin Infect Dis [Internet]. 2019 Sep 13 [cited 2022 Sep 15];69(7):1263.

Rajput J, Moore LSP, Mughal N, Hughes S. Evaluating the risk of hyperkalaemia and acute kidney injury with cotrimoxazole: a retrospective observational study. Clin Microbiol Infect [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2020 May 8];26(12):1651–7.

Troise O, Hughes S, Goel N, Butt F, Donaldson H. Benzylpenicillin continuous infusion via elastomeric pumps for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) of Listeria monocytogenes: A case report. Clin Infect Pract. 2021 Nov 1;12:100079.

Valenti M, Ranganathan N, Moore LSP, Hughes S. Listeria monocytogenes infections: presentation, diagnosis and treatment. https://doi.org/1012968/hmed20210107 [Internet]. 2021 Oct 5 [cited 2024 Jan 9];82(10).

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