Use of the WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve classification to define patterns of hospital antibiotic use (AWaRe): an analysis of paediatric survey data from 56 countries

• Main Authors: Yingfen Hsia, PhD (Author), Brian R Lee, PhD (Author), Ann Versporten, MPH (Author), Yonghong Yang, PhD (Author), Julia Bielicki, MD (Author), Charlotte Jackson, PhD (Author), Jason Newland, MD (Author), Herman Goossens, PhD (Author), Nicola Magrini, MD (Author), Mike Sharland, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Improving the quality of hospital antibiotic use is a major goal of WHO's global action plan to combat antimicrobial resistance. The WHO Essential Medicines List Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) classification could facilitate simple stewardship interventions that are wid...