Drivers of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Overuse across Diverse Hospital Contexts—A Qualitative Study of Prescribers in the UK, Sri Lanka and South Africa

Drivers of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic Overuse across Diverse Hospital Contexts—A Qualitative Study of Prescribers in the UK, Sri Lanka and South Africa

Antimicrobial stewardship programs focus on reducing overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics (BSAs), primarily through interventions to change prescribing behavior. This study aims to identify multi-level influences on BSA overuse across diverse high and low income, and public and private, healthcare...

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Main Authors: Carolyn Tarrant, Andrew M. Colman, David R. Jenkins, Edmund Chattoe-Brown, Nelun Perera, Shaheen Mehtar, W.M.I. Dilini Nakkawita, Michele Bolscher, Eva M. Krockow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
antimicrobial stewardship
antibacterial agents
hospitals
physicians
decision making
qualitative methods
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/1/94

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