Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial utilization in a Canadian tertiary-care teaching hospital

• Main Authors: Colin Lee (Author), Sandra A.N. Walker (Author), Nick Daneman (Author), Marion Elligsen (Author), Lesley Palmay (Author), Bryan Coburn (Author), Andrew Simor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Inappropriate antimicrobial use can promote antimicrobial resistance, which is associated with increased patient morbidity and mortality. Identifying the pattern of antimicrobial use can provide data from which targeted antimicrobial stewardship interventions can be made. The primary obj...