Abstract
This declaration, signed by an interdisciplinary task force of 234 experts from 83 different countries with different backgrounds, highlights the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance and the need for appropriate use of antibiotic agents and antifungal agents in hospitals worldwide especially focusing on surgical infections. As such, it is our intent to raise awareness among healthcare workers and improve antimicrobial prescribing. To facilitate its dissemination, the declaration was translated in different languages.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 846-853 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Surgical Infections |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 Nov 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This declaration, signed by an interdisciplinary task force of 234 experts from 83 different countries with different backgrounds, highlights the threat posed by AMR and the need for appropriate use of antibiotic agents and antifungal agents in hospitals worldwide especially focusing on surgical infections. This declaration is promoted by the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery and the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES). It is endorsed by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS), the Surgical Infection Society Europe (SIS-E), the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Antimicrobial stewardship (ES-GAP) and Study Group for Infections in Critically Ill Patients (ESGCIP), the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM), the World Alliance Against Antibiotic Resistance (WAAR), the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), the French Society of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR), the Italian Society of Anesthesiology, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Therapy (SIAARTI), the South African Society of Clinical Microbiology (SASCM), the Italian Society of Anti-Infective Therapy (SITA), and the Italian Group for Antimicrobial Stewardship (GISA).
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2017, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surgery
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases