Antibiotic resistance, stewardship, and consumption
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Antibiotic consumption and antibiotic stewardship in Swedish hospitals
BACKGROUND The aim of this paper was to describe and analyze the effect of antibiotic policy changes on antibiotic consumption in Swedish hospitals and to review antibiotic stewardship in Swedish hospitals. RESULTS The main findings were: 1) Antibiotic consumption has significantly increased in Swedish hospitals over the last decade. The consumption of cephalosporins has decreased, whereas th...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Planetary Health
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2542-5196
DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(18)30283-3