Antibiotic stewardship ward rounds and a dedicated prescription chart reduce antibiotic consumption...
Antibiotic stewardship ward rounds and a dedicated prescription chart reduce antibiotic consumption and pharmacy costs without affecting inpatient mortality or re-admission rates
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Antibiotic consumption is a major driver of bacterial resistance. To address the increasing burden of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, antibiotic stewardship programmes are promoted worldwide to rationalize antibiotic prescribing and conserve remaining antibiotics. Few studies have been reported from developing countries and none from Afr...
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Antibiotic stewardship ward rounds and a dedicated prescription chart reduce antibiotic consumption and pharmacy costs without affecting inpatient mortality or re-admission rates
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1466172721
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1466172721
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0079747
