Time and personnel requirements for antimicrobial stewardship in small hospitals in a rural area in Germany

• Main Authors: Irit Nachtigall (Author), Sascha Tafelski (Author), Edwin Heucke (Author), Oliver Witzke (Author), Annedore Staack (Author), Sabine Recknagel-Friese (Author), Christine Geffers (Author), Marzia Bonsignore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In order to control their anti-infectives consumption, hospitals are required to provide multidisciplinary teams comprising among others an infectiologist, a microbiologist and a pharmacist. Small hospitals though often do not dispose of the defaulted personnel. This study illustrates a...