Perceptions regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among adult hospital patients in Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals

Perceptions regarding antimicrobial use and resistance among adult hospital patients in Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) hospitals

Background: Education, a key strategy within antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs), has been mainly directed towards healthcare professionals and prescribers more than hospitalised patients. Aim: To examine patients’ knowledge and perceptions of antibiotic use and resistance, while evaluating...

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Main Authors: Saleh Alghamdi, Ilhem Berrou, Zoe Aslanpour, Eshtyag Bajnaid, Abdulhakim Alzahrani, Nada Atef Shebl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Subjects:
Antimicrobials
Inpatients
Perceptions
Knowledge
Resistance
Stewardship programmes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016420302462

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