Abstract:BackgroundAccording to Portuguese legislation, consumption of carbapenems and quinolones should be reduced by 50% by 2020. The aim of the Antibiotic Stewardship Programmes is surveillance of antibiotic consumption and a decrease in incidence rate of multidrug resistant microorganisms.PurposeThe objectives of GCL-PPCIRA (Local Coordination Group Prevention Programme and Infections Control and Antimicrobial Resistance) were to reduce the number of inappropriate prescriptions and duration of antibiotic therapy, a… Show more
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