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Antibiotic Review Kit for Hospitals (ARK-Hospital): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial

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Background To ensure patients continue to get early access to antibiotics at admission, while also safely reducing antibiotic use in hospitals, one needs to target the continued need for antibiotics as more diagnostic information becomes available. UK Department of Health guidance promotes an initiative called ‘Start Smart then Focus’: early effective antibiotics followed by active ‘review and revision’ 24–72 h later. However in 2017,

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Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s13063-019-3497-y

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
NDM Experimental Medicine
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-0412-8509
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
NDM Experimental Medicine
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Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
NDM Experimental Medicine
Role:
Author
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
Nuffield Department of Population Health
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Author
Publisher:
BioMed Central
Journal:
Trials More from this journal
Volume:
20
Article number:
421
Publication date:
2019-07-11
Acceptance date:
2019-06-05
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EISSN:
1745-6215
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pubs:1008947
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uuid:d8635168-5a0d-457c-8537-5a3c2792af08
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pubs:1008947
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1008947
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2019-06-06

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