Antibiotic policies in acute English NHS trusts: implementation of ‘Start Smart—Then Focus’ and relationship with Clostridium difficile infection rates | Zendy

Martin Llewelyn | Zendy; Kieran Hand | Zendy; Susan Hopkins | Zendy; A. Sarah Walker | Zendy

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Antibiotic policies in acute English NHS trusts: implementation of ‘Start Smart—Then Focus’ and relationship with Clostridium difficile infection rates

Author(s) -

Martin Llewelyn,

Kieran Hand,

Susan Hopkins,

A. Sarah Walker

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dku515

Subject(s) - medicine , clostridium difficile , medical prescription , pneumonia , cephalosporin , community acquired pneumonia , antibiotics , penicillin , intensive care medicine , nursing , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

The objective of this study was to establish how antibiotic prescribing policies at National Health Service (NHS) hospitals match the England Department of Health 'Start Smart-Then Focus' recommendations and relate to Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) rates.

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