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Good management of antibiotics can half the number of people picking-up drug-resistant infections in hospital, new data suggests. Research, published in the Lancet, has found antibiotic stewardship programmes can reduce the number of hospital infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria by 51%. It also shows the number of people experiencing drug-resistant infections decreases further when infection control measures, such as good hand hygiene, are followed. NICE says healthcare professionals should select the dose, length of treatment & type of administration (for example, tablets or injection) that is right for the person and the infection. This stewardship helps to fight resistance because it preserves the usefulness of antibiotics. |
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NICE: Use antibiotics effectively to reduce drug-resistance ESRC: Tackling antibiotic resistance: researchers slash survey costs with satellites Hospitals are not ‘doing their bit’ to reduce need to use antibiotics They were used successfully BEFORE antibiotics were developed! Test children’s urine before prescribing antibiotics for UTIs, says NICE Saving antibiotics – supporting decisions Challenge Prize cash supporting GP surgery to fight antibiotic resistance More care should be taken when prescribing antibiotics for pneumonia |
