Antibiotic stewardship initiatives as part of the UK 5-year antimicrobial resistance strategy

Antibiotics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 467-479

  Johnson, Alan P ^a   Ashiru Oredope, Diane ^a   Beech, Elizabeth ^b,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Bath and North East Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic guardian; Antibiotic stewardship; UK antibiotic resistance strategy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85019817448     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20796382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics4040467     Document Type: Review

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