Assessment of adherence to the core elements of hospital antibiotic stewardship programs: a survey of the tertiary care hospitals in Punjab, Pakistan

• Main Authors: Mubarak, Naeem, Sarwar Khan, Asma, Zahid, Taheer, Ijaz, Umm e Barirah, Aziz, Muhammad Majid, Khan, Rabeel, Mahmood, Khalid, Saif-ur-Rehman, Nasira, Mohd Zin, Che Suraya
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2021
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/91012/7/91012_Assessment%20of%20adherence%20to%20the%20core%20elements%20of%20hospital%20antibiotic.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/91012/14/91012_Assessment%20of%20adherence%20to%20the%20core%20elements_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/91012/; https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/8/906

Abstract: Background: To restrain antibiotic resistance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States of America, urges all hospital settings to implement the Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (CEHASP). However, the concept of hospital-based antibiot...