Antimicrobial stewardship: a COVID casualty?
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Antimicrobial stewardship.
Antimicrobial resistance is increasing; however, antimicrobial drug development is slowing. Now more than ever before, antimicrobial stewardship is of the utmost importance as a way to optimize the use of antimicrobials to prevent the development of resistance and improve patient outcomes. This review describes the why, what, who, how, when, and where of antimicrobial stewardship. Techniques of...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospital Infection
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0195-6701
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.10.002