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Assessment of the appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing in an acute UK hospital using a national audit tool: a single centre retrospective survey.

Rhys OwensKathy BamfordSophie PinionEmma GarryEmily CranmerCatharine PearceHtet Htet WintSimon GillRyan PhilipsAdnan KhanSelina Roy BentleyNeil RobertsBernadette KeatingNatasha AskaroffMegan MorphewCharles OrrTarek MouketKatherine PopeNeil Powell
Published in: European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice (2023)
24% of antibiotic DOTs were deemed unnecessary. The greatest opportunity to reduce antibiotic use safely was the pre-72 hours antibiotic review, which may provide a target for reducing excess antimicrobial therapy in line with the national AMR strategy.
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