Adherence barriers to antimicrobial treatment guidelines in teaching hospital, the Netherlands

To optimize appropriate antimicrobial use in a university hospital and identify barriers hampering implementation strategies, physicians were interviewed regarding their opinions on antimicrobial policies. Results indicated that effective strategies should include regular updates of guidelines that...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 522 - 525
Main Authors Mol, Peter G M, Rutten, Willem J M J, Gans, Rijk O B, Degener, John E, Haaijer-Ruskamp, Flora M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.03.2004
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Anti-infective agents
antibiotics
Attitude of Health Personnel
Dispatch
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
guidelines
Hospitals
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
implementation
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Practice Patterns, Physicians
prescribing-behavior
qualitative research
Safety and security measures
therapeutic drug use
Netherlands
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Summary:To optimize appropriate antimicrobial use in a university hospital and identify barriers hampering implementation strategies, physicians were interviewed regarding their opinions on antimicrobial policies. Results indicated that effective strategies should include regular updates of guidelines that incorporate the views of relevant departments and focus on addressing senior staff and residents because residents do not make independent decisions in a teaching-hospital setting.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1003.030292