Best practices: Appropriate use of the new β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations, ceftazidime-avibactam and ceftolozane-tazobactam in South Africa
Antibiotic stewardship of hospital-acquired infections because of difficult-to-treat resistant (DTR) Gram-negative bacteria is a global challenge. Their increasing prevalence in South Africa has required a shift in prescribing in recent years towards colistin, an antibiotic of last resort. High toxi...
Main Authors: | Adrian J. Brink, Jennifer Coetzee, Guy A. Richards, Charles Feldman, Warren Lowman, Hafsah D. Tootla, Malcolm G.A. Miller, Abraham J. Niehaus, Sean Wasserman, Olga Perovic, Chetna N. Govind, Natalie Schellack, Marc Mendelson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2022-10-01
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Series: | Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/453 |
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