Curbing antimicrobial resistance: Do physicians receive adequate education about antibiograms? - 24/12/15
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2015.09.036
Priyasheelta Nand
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
Machelle D. Wilson
Division of Biostatistics, Department of Public Health Biosciences, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
Stuart H. Cohen, Jennifer Brown ⁎ 
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
∗Corresponding author. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 4150 V. Street, PSSB G-500, Sacramento, CA, USA. Tel.: +1 916 734 3742; fax: +1 916 734 7766.
Highlights |
• | Antibiotic overuse is driving the worldwide crisis of antimicrobial resistance. |
• | All health care workers must become skilled in appropriate antimicrobial prescribing. |
• | The WHO recommends the use of antibiograms to guide antimicrobial prescribing. |
• | Physicians are not receiving adequate education about antibiograms. |
Keywords : Antibiogram, Antimicrobial stewardship, Antimicrobial resistance, Education
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The British Infection Association. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 72 - N° 1
P. 127-129 - janvier 2016 Retour au numéro
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