Impact evaluation of guidelines on antibiotic utilisation & appropriateness in Malaysian public primary care: an interrupted time series analysis

• Main Authors: Audrey Huili Lim (Author), Norazida Ab Rahman (Author), Su Miin Ong (Author), Siti Raidah Mohamad Azman (Author), Fairus Zana Mohd Rathi (Author), Mastura Ismail (Author), Peter Seah Keng Tok (Author), Bee Kiau Ho (Author), Sheamini Sivasampu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The National Antimicrobial Guidelines (NAG) 2014 and NAG2019 in Malaysia targeted rational and judicious use of antimicrobials. In this study, we assessed the change in antibiotic utilisation and appropriateness due to the guidelines that were implemented from 2011 to 2019.Methods: Inter...