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Aug 2023
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57. Antimicrobial stewardship begins at ...

Infectious Disease: Insights of Two Specialists
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Jame and Callum are together in person to talk about the importance of keeping your house in order. Being an infection specialist does not automatically make you an antimicrobial steward. We reflect on some challenges to being an antimicrobial steward  when practising infection medicine

The choosing wisely campaign mentioned by Jame:
https://www.choosingwisely.org/

A course on Antimicrobial Stewardship which is a good starting point:
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/antimicrobial-stewardship

The IDSA guidance on AmpC production risk organisms mentioned by Jame:
https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/amr-guidance/#AmpC%CE%B2-Lactamase-ProducingEnterobacterales

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