Antimicrobial stewardship to optimize the use of antimicrobials for surgical prophylaxis in Egypt: A multicenter pilot intervention study

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2015, Pages e67-e71

  Saied, Tamer ^a   Hafez, Soad F ^b   Kandeel, Amr ^c   El Kholy, Amany ^d   Ismail, Ghada ^e   Aboushady, Mariam ^f   Attia, Ehab ^c   Hassaan, Ahmed ^b   Abdel Atty, Ossama ^b   Elfekky, Elham ^d   Girgis, Samia A ^e   Ismail, Afaf ^f   Abdou, Enjy ^a   Okasha, Omar ^a   Talaat, Maha ^a  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^d CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^e Saint Fatima Square Heliopolis   (Egypt)

^f Alzahraa University Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Egypt; Stewardship; Surgical prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EGYPT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD; SURGICAL WOUND; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946472647     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.07.004     Document Type: Article

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