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Editorial
. 2024 Nov 21;13(12):1108.
doi: 10.3390/antibiotics13121108.

Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) in General Hospital: An Essential Practice

Michael Samarkos  1
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Editorial

Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) in General Hospital: An Essential Practice

Michael Samarkos. Antibiotics (Basel). .

Abstract

Antimicrobial drugs are unique among the different categories of medications as their inappropriate use has a negative impact both for the individual patient, as is the case with all other medications, and for the general population as well [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares no conflicts of interest.

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