Antimicrobial stewardship in wound care: a Position Paper from the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and European Wound Management Association | Zendy

Benjamin A. Lipsky | Zendy; Matthew Dryden | Zendy; Finn Gottrup | Zendy; Dilip Nathwani | Zendy; Ronald Andrew Seaton | Zendy; Jan Stryja | Zendy

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Antimicrobial stewardship in wound care: a Position Paper from the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and European Wound Management Association

Author(s) -

Benjamin A. Lipsky,

Matthew Dryden,

Finn Gottrup,

Dilip Nathwani,

Ronald Andrew Seaton,

Jan Stryja

Publication year - 2016

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/dkw287

Subject(s) - antimicrobial stewardship , antimicrobial , antimicrobial chemotherapy , wound care , medicine , stewardship (theology) , chemotherapy , wound infection , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , biology , political science , antibiotic resistance , law , politics

With the growing global problem of antibiotic resistance it is crucial that clinicians use antibiotics wisely, which largely means following the principles of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). Treatment of various types of wounds is one of the more common reasons for prescribing antibiotics.

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