A stepwise introduction of a successful antimicrobial stewardship program: Experience from a tertiary care university hospital in Western, Saudi Arabia

Maha M. Alawi; Bayan M. Darwesh

doi:10.15537/smj.2016.12.15739

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A stepwise introduction of a successful antimicrobial stewardship program

Experience from a tertiary care university hospital in Western, Saudi Arabia

Maha M. Alawi and Bayan M. Darwesh

Saudi Medical Journal December 2016, 37 (12) 1350-1358; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.12.15739

Maha M. Alawi

From the Pharmacy Department (Alawi, Darwesh) and the Infection Control & Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Bayan M. Darwesh

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Received June 20, 2016
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Published online December 1, 2016.

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Maha M. Alawi, FRCPC, CIC ⇑ and
Bayan M. Darwesh, Pharma D

From the Pharmacy Department (Alawi, Darwesh) and the Infection Control & Environmental Health Unit (Alawi), Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Maha Alawi, Infection Control & Environmental Health Unit, Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: malalawi{at}kau.edu.sa

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