Implementation of a hospital antimicrobial stewardship program to improve vancomycin use in Cyprus: Challenges and opportunity

Summary: Background: The Republic of Cyprus is among the highest consumers of antibacterials for systemic use in Europe. The antimicrobial resistance of invasive isolates in Cyprus is also high compared to the European Union. Formal antimicrobial stewardship initiatives are scarce in Cyprus, raisin...

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Main Authors: Panagiotis Papastergiou, Constantinos Tsioutis, Michail Mendris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Infection Prevention in Practice
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088922000555