Antimicrobial stewardship - an experience from a tertiary care teaching hospital of Pakistan

• In: Posters
• At: Amsterdam (the Netherlands) (2012)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: HPS-P-164
• By: SALWA AHSAN, Salwa (Aga Khan Hospital, Pharmacy, Karcahi, Pakistan)
• Co-author(s): Feroza Perveen, F. (Aga Khan Hospital, Karcahi, Pakistan)
  Sumaira Ansari, S. (Aga Khan Hospital, Karcahi, Pakistan)
  
• Abstract:

  
  Introduction
  Antimicrobial stewardship is a healthcare institutional program to ensure appropriate antimicrobial use. When studies indicate that antimicrobial account for more than 30% of the total pharmaceutical expenditure of hospitals and almost 50% antibiotic prescriptions are considered as inappropriate, it warrants the implementation of

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