2039. Antibiotic Stewardship in Burn and Chronic Wound Centers in Nepal

• Published in: Open forum infectious diseases Vol. 6; no. Supplement_2; p. S686
• Main Authors: Nauriyal, Varidhi, Dhoj. Joshi, Rajesh, Raj Poudel, Suresh, Banstola, Laxman, Joshi, Anip, Acharya, Arjun, Bahadur Thapa, Buddhi, Shrestha, Basudha, Maki, Gina, Shakya, Malika, Man. Joshi, Nilesh, Karki, Kshitij, Bajracharya, Deepak, Gudipati, Smitha, Zervos, Marcus, Kaljee, Linda, Prentiss, Tyler, Rai, Shankar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 23.10.2019
• Subjects: Abstracts; Antibiotics; Physicians; Nepal

Background Data surrounding antibiotic stewardship (AMS) in burn and chronic wound centers in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are limited. Given the long-term nature of the wounds, increased risk of infection and the potential for further infections being treated with antibiotics, burn and c...