Opportunities for system level improvement in antibiotic use across the surgical pathway

Opportunities for system level improvement in antibiotic use across the surgical pathway

Optimizing antibiotic prescribing across the surgical pathway (before, during, and after surgery) is a key aspect of tackling important drivers of antimicrobial resistance and simultaneously decreasing the burden of infection at the global level. In the UK alone, 10 million patients undergo surgery...

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Main Authors: E. Charani, R. Ahmad, C. Tarrant, G. Birgand, A. Leather, M. Mendelson, S.R. Moonesinghe, N. Sevdalis, S. Singh, A. Holmes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Surgery
Infection
Antibiotic prescribing
Low and middle income countries
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217301327

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