Behavior Change Strategies to Influence Antimicrobial Prescribing in Acute Care: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Esmita Charani,
Rachel Edwards,
Nick Sevdalis,
Banos Alexandrou,
Eleanor Sibley,
David Mullett,
Bryony Dean Franklin,
Alison Holmes
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir445
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , antimicrobial , medline , anti infective agents , microbiology and biotechnology , political science , law , biology
Antimicrobial use in acute care is widely reported to be suboptimal. Inappropriate use of antimicrobials is a major contributing factor to the emergence of multidrug resistance and health care-associated infection. Addressing prescribing behavior is a key component of antimicrobial stewardship.
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