A new antibiotic stewardship program approach is effective on inappropriate surgical prophylaxis and discharge prescription


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Karaali C., Emiroglu M., Atalay S., Sert I., Dursun A., Kose Ş., ...More

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.13, no.11, pp.961-967, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.11734
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.961-967
  • Keywords: antibiotic stewardship program, surgical antibiotic prophylaxis, general surgery, discharge prescription, ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP, HOSPITALS, SURGEONS, QUALITY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a new antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) on surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SP) and antibiotics in discharge prescriptions used as a continuation of SP.