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Official Journal of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Charts for surveillance of antibiotic usage

A.P. Morton and David Looke

Australian Infection Control 8(1) 14 - 19
Published: 2003

Abstract

There is a strong association between the use of antibiotics and the emergence of hospital-acquired antibiotic resistant bacteria. It is therefore important that hospitals have sound systems for the prescription and delivery of these drugs. This involves a combination of guidelines, restrictions and resistance monitoring.

https://doi.org/10.1071/HI03014

© Australian Infection Control Association 2003

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