Use of the WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve classification to define patterns of hospital antibiotic use (AWaRe): an analysis of paediatric survey data from 56 countries

Summary: Background: Improving the quality of hospital antibiotic use is a major goal of WHO's global action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance. The WHO Essential Medicines List Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) classification could facilitate simple stewardship interventions that are wi...

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Main Authors: Yingfen Hsia, PhD, Brian R Lee, PhD, Ann Versporten, MPH, Yonghong Yang, PhD, Julia Bielicki, MD, Charlotte Jackson, PhD, Jason Newland, MD, Herman Goossens, PhD, Nicola Magrini, MD, Mike Sharland, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19300713