A prospective cluster trial to increase antibiotic prescription quality in seven non-ICU wards

• Main Authors: Scheithauer, Simone (Author), Karasimos, Britta (Author), Manamayil, David (Author), Häfner, Helga (Author), Lewalter, Karl (Author), Mischke, Karl (Author), Heintz, Bernhard (Author), Tacke, Frank (Author), Brücken, David (Author), Lüring, Christian (Author), Heidenhain, Christoph (Author), Tewarie, Lachmandath (Author), Hilgers, Ralf-Dieter (Author), Lemmen, Sebastian W. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To evaluate general shortcomings and faculty-specific pitfalls as well as to improve antibiotic prescription quality (ABQ) in non-ICU wards, we performed a prospective cluster trial. Methods: An infectious-disease (ID) consulting service performed a prospective investigation consisting of three...