Sustained Reduction in Third-generation Cephalosporin Usage in Adult Inpatients Following Introduction of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in a Large, Urban Hospital in Malawi

BACKGROUND: Third-generation cephalosporins (3GC) remain the first-choice empiric antibiotic for severe infection in many sub-Saharan African hospitals. In Malawi, the limited availability of alternatives means that strategies to prevent the spread of 3GC resistance are imperative; however, suitable...

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Autores principales: Lester, Rebecca, Haigh, Kate, Wood, Alasdair, MacPherson, Eleanor E, Maheswaran, Hendramoorthy, Bogue, Patrick, Hanger, Sofia, Kalizang’oma, Akuzike, Srirathan, Vinothan, Kulapani, David, Mallewa, Jane, Nyirenda, Mulinda, Jewell, Christopher P, Heyderman, Robert, Gordon, Melita, Lalloo, David G, Tolhurst, Rachel, Feasey, Nicholas A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7713689/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32060523
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa162

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7713689/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32060523
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa162

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