How to educate prescribers in antimicrobial stewardship practices
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How to educate prescribers in antimicrobial stewardship practices
Widespread antimicrobial use has compromised its value, leading to a crisis of antimicrobial resistance. A major cause of misuse is insufficient knowledge of prescribing of antimicrobials in many categories of professionals. An important principle of antimicrobial stewardship is avoiding selection pressure in the patient, both on pathogen and commensal by avoiding unnecessary use, choosing the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Virulence
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2150-5594,2150-5608
DOI: 10.4161/viru.23706