Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography

• Main Authors: Gosha Wojcik (Author), Nicola Ring (Author), Corrienne McCulloch (Author), Diane S. Willis (Author), Brian Williams (Author), Kalliopi Kydonaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance poses a serious global public health threat. Hospital misuse of antibiotics has contributed to this problem and evidence-based interventions are urgently needed to change inappropriate prescribing practices. This paper reports the first theoretical stage...