Cyriac JM, James E. Switch over from intravenous to oral therapy: A concise overview. Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics. 2014;5(2):83-87. doi:10.4103/0976-500X.130042. Question 7. Approximately True: The 2017 Hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS) 22% of all prescriptions in demonstrated that 22.4% of all prescriptions surveyed were inappropriate. Australian hospitals are inappropriate. True or false? Question 8. Antimicrobial True: This is correct. Read Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Hospitals for Stewardship (AMS) aims to more information. improve patient outcomes and safety whilst reducing antimicrobial resistance. True or false? Question 9. Antimicrobial True: This is correct. Read Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Hospitals for Stewardship (AMS) is about more information. the getting the right antibiotic to the right patient at the right time, in the right dose, via the right route for the right duration. True or false? Question 10. Only infectious False: Antimicrobial stewardship is a multidisciplinary effort. diseases doctors have a role in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). True or false? Question 11. Upper Upper respiratory tract infections are usually caused by viruses. Antibiotics respiratory tract infections only are not effective against viruses. get better with antibiotics. True or false?
Cyriac JM, James E. Switch over from intravenous to oral therapy: A concise overview. Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics. 2014;5(2):83-87. doi:10.4103/0976-500X.130042. Question 7. Approximately 22% of all prescriptions in Australian hospitals are inappropriate. True or false? True: The 2017 Hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS) demonstrated that 22.4% of all prescriptions surveyed were inappropriate. Question 8. Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) aims to improve patient outcomes and safety whilst reducing antimicrobial resistance. True or false? True: This is correct. Read Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Hospitals for more information. Question 9. Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) is about the getting the right antibiotic to the right patient at the right time, in the right dose, via the right route for the right duration. True or false? True: This is correct. Read Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Hospitals for more information. Question 10. Only infectious diseases doctors have a role in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). True or false? False: Antimicrobial stewardship is a multidisciplinary effort. Question 11. Upper respiratory tract infections only get better with antibiotics. True or false? Upper respiratory tract infections are usually caused by viruses. Antibiotics are not effective against viruses.
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