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