Antibiotic stewardship in low- and middle-income countries: the same but different?

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 812-818

  Cox, J A ^a   Vlieghe, E ^a,b   Mendelson, M ^c   Wertheim, H ^d,e,f   Ndegwa, L ^g   Villegas, M V ^h   Gould, I ⁱ   Levy Hara, G ^j  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d OXFORD UNIVERSITY CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (Viet Nam)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g Infection Prevention Network Kenya (IPNET Kenya)   (Kenya)

^h UNIVERSIDAD EL BOSQUE   (Colombia)

ⁱ ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^j HOSPITAL DURAND   (Argentina)

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Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic stewardship; Guidelines; Intervention; Low and middle income countries; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASIA; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG QUALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; STANDARDS;

ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ECONOMICS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 85029217685     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.07.010     Document Type: Review

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