Assessment of factors that influence timely administration of initial antibiotic dose using collaborative process mapping at a referral hospital in Malawi: a case study of pneumonia patients

Assessment of factors that influence timely administration of initial antibiotic dose using collaborative process mapping at a referral hospital in Malawi: a case study of pneumonia patients

Abstract Background Timely initiation of antibiotics within one hour of prescription is one of the recommended antibiotic stewardship interventions when managing patients with pneumonia in the emergency department. Effective implementation of this intervention depends on effective communication, a w...

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Main Authors: Chimwemwe Tusekile Mula, Lyn Middleton, Nicola Human, Christine Varga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial stewardship
Dose optimization
Timely antibiotic initiation
Pneumonia
Process mapping
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3620-9

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