Antibiotics in hospitals: prophylaxis and antibiotic stewardship
Health Council of the Netherlands
Record ID 32015000617
English
Authors' recommendations:
In the summer of 2013, the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport asked the Health Council for advice regarding the use of antibiotics in human health care. The Minister's questions focused on two main issues. Firstly, the Minister asked the Health Council to address aspects of antibiotic therapy that may contribute to
antibiotic resistance, with selective decontamination mentioned as a specific example. Secondly, the Minister requested advice about potential measures that may be implemented within the framework of the antibiotic stewardship programme deployed in Dutch hospitals and, additionally, about the utility and necessity of reserving certain antibiotics for specific cases.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2015
URL for published report:
http://www.gr.nl/sites/default/files/201512_summary_antibiotica_in_ziekenhuizen.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Netherlands
MeSH Terms
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Drug Prescriptions
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'
- Hospitals
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Preventive Medicine
Contact
Organisation Name:
Health Council of the Netherlands Gezondheidsraad
Contact Address:
Postbus 16052, 2500 BB Den Haag, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 70 340 7520;Fax: +31 70 340 7523
Contact Name:
info@gr.nl
Contact Email:
info@gr.nl
Copyright:
Health Council of the Netherlands
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