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

• Main Authors: Carolyn Tarrant (Author), Andrew M. Colman (Author), David R. Jenkins (Author), Edmund Chattoe-Brown (Author), Nelun Perera (Author), Shaheen Mehtar (Author), W.M.I. Dilini Nakkawita (Author), Michele Bolscher (Author), Eva M. Krockow (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...