Passing the baton to pharmacists and nurses: New models of antibiotic stewardship for South Africa?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 947-948

  Brink, Adrian J ^a,b   van den Bergh, Dena ^c   Mendelson, Marc ^b   Richards, Guy A ^d  

^a MILPARK HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Netcare   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Models; Resource constraint; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COLISTIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AWARENESS; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NURSE; PHARMACIST; SOUTH AFRICA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFECTION; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSING PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INFECTION; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PRACTICE PATTERNS, NURSES'; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84989833118     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: 20785135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i10.11448     Document Type: Editorial

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