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dc.contributor.author | Borg, Michael Angelo | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-01-19T09:40:16Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-01-19T09:40:16Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Malta Medical Journal. 2009, Vol.21(2), p. 7-12 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/917 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Antimicrobial resistance results in substantial adverse outcomes and negatively impacts mortality, morbidity and economic expenditure. This review focuses on the costs of antibiotic resistance to both patient as well as health-care settings and highlights interventions proven to be effective in curtailing its continued escalation. These concentrate predominantly on initiatives to improve antibiotic prescribing as well as prevent the spread of multi-resistant organisms, amongst which hand hygiene is of paramount importance. With the prevalence of resistance in Malta, amongst the highest in Europe, such interventions need acceptance and implementation by all stakeholders if the current alarming situation is to be controlled and possibly improved. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Malta Medical Journal | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Drug resistance in microorganisms -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Primary health care -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Hand -- Care and hygiene | en_GB |
dc.subject | Antibiotics -- Utilization | en_GB |
dc.title | Addressing the challenge of antibiotic resistance in Maltese healthcare settings | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | - |
Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 21, Issue 2 MMJ, Volume 21, Issue 2 Scholarly Works - FacM&SPat |
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