Implementation of antimicrobial stewardship to reduce antimicrobial drug resistance
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Combating antimicrobial resistance: antimicrobial stewardship program in Taiwan.
Multi-drug-resistant organisms are increasingly recognized as a global public health issue. Healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance are also current challenges to the treatment of infectious diseases in Taiwan. Government health policies and the health care systems play a crucial role in determining the efficacy of interventions to contain antimicrobial resistance. National...
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عنوان ژورنال: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1478-7210,1744-8336
DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2021.1840977