Evaluation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program for Wound and Burn Care in Three Hospitals in Nepal

• Main Authors: Varidhi Nauriyal (Author), Shankar Man Rai (Author), Rajesh Dhoj Joshi (Author), Buddhi Bahadur Thapa (Author), Linda Kaljee (Author), Tyler Prentiss (Author), Gina Maki (Author), Basudha Shrestha (Author), Deepak C. Bajracharya (Author), Kshitij Karki (Author), Nilesh Joshi (Author), Arjun Acharya (Author), Laxman Banstola (Author), Suresh Raj Poudel (Author), Anip Joshi (Author), Abhinav Dahal (Author), Niranjan Palikhe (Author), Sachin Khadka (Author), Piyush Giri (Author), Apar Lamichhane (Author), Marcus Zervos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs can decrease non-optimal use of antibiotics in hospital settings. There are limited data on AMS programs in burn and chronic wound centers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). A post-prescription review and feedback (PPRF) program was implemented in th...