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From intermittent antibiotic point prevalence surveys to quality improvement: experience in Scottish hospitals

  • William Malcolm
  • , Dilip Nathwani
  • , Peter Davey
  • , Tracey Cromwell
  • , Andrea Patton
  • , Shona Cairns
  • , Marion Bennie
  • , Jacqui Reilly

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Abstract

In 2008, the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) was established to coordinate a national antimicrobial stewardship programme. In 2009 SAPG led participation in a European point prevalence survey (PPS) of hospital antibiotic use. We describe how SAPG used this baseline PPS as the foundation for implementation of measures for improvement in antibiotic prescribing.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2013

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Scottish hospitals
  • infection control
  • antibiotics

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