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Islam, J, Ashiru-Oredope, D, Budd, E, Howard, P, Walker, A S, Hopkins, S and Llewelyn, M J (2018) A national quality incentive scheme to reduce antibiotic overuse in hospitals; evaluation of perceptions and impact. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 73 (6). pp. 1708-1713. ISSN 0305-7453
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dky041
Abstract
In 2016/2017, a financially-linked antibiotic prescribing quality improvement initiative (AMR-CQUIN) was introduced across acute hospitals in England. This aimed for >1% reductions in Defined Daily Doses / 1000 admissions of total antibiotics, piperacillin/tazobactam and carbapenems compared with 2013/2014 and improved review of empiric antibiotic prescriptions.
Item Type: | Article |
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Schools and Departments: | Brighton and Sussex Medical School > Global Health and Infection |
Subjects: | R Medicine R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R852 Research. Experimentation |
Depositing User: | Sandy Gray |
Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2018 09:07 |
Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2019 19:47 |
URI: | http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/73098 |
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