Development of a national neonatal intensive care unit-specific antimicrobial stewardship programme in Canada: protocol for a cohort study

Development of a national neonatal intensive care unit-specific antimicrobial stewardship programme in Canada: protocol for a cohort study

Introduction Early empiric treatment with broad-spectrum antimicrobials is common in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) due to the non-specific clinical presentation of infection. However, excessive and inappropriate antimicrobial use can lead to the emergence of drug-resistant organisms and adver...

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Main Authors: Joan L Robinson, Lindsay L Richter, Prakesh S Shah, Kyong-Soon Lee, Vibhuti Shah, Nisha Thampi, Eugene Yoon, Joseph Y. Ting, Ashley Roberts, Peter Tilley, Michael S Dunn, Vanessa Paquette, Abhay Lodha, Sandesh Shivananda, Julie Autmizguine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/12/e043403.full
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