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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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