Abstract:BackgroundAntimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) in hospitals are essential in safeguarding the effectiveness and safety of infectious diseases treatment. National legislation often provides the guidelines for development of such programmes, but their implementation relies on the perseverance and the communication skills of the members of the hospital Infectious Diseases Committee (IDC).PurposeTo evaluate the impact of an intervention that was designed to survey, audit and optimise the administration of c… Show more
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