The Appropriate Use of Antibiotic in Hospitals and Outpatient Care Patients
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 2565
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial resistance; appropriateness; epidemiology; healthcare services; public health; surveillance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antibiotics are frequently prescribed without indication in hospitals and in primary care settings. The inappropriate use of antibiotics poses a major challenge to public health, as it is one of the leading causes of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The threat of AMR impairs progress in health care and life expectancy. Therefore, better antibiotic use is required to slow the development of AMR and reduce its burden.
The Special Issue “The Appropriate Use of Antibiotics in Hospitals and Outpatient/Primary Care Patients” aims to discuss the progress that has been made in this area over the past few years, in order to improve our understanding of antibiotic use in hospital and outpatient settings.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit original research articles and comprehensive reviews on this topic. With this Special Issue, we aim to create a forum to foster a better understanding of determinants of inappropriate antibiotic use and to propose new research initiatives to address this relevant public health problem.
Dr. Aida Bianco
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Antimicrobial agents
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Appropriateness
- Hospital, Outpatient
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