Development and implementation of a nationalantimicrobial intravenous-to-oral switch criteria forearly switching

摘要

The ‘English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance 2020–2021’ report recorded an increased number of antibiotic-resistant infections comparedwith 2016 1 . Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is exacerbated by antibiotic overuse, thusantimicrobial stewardship (AMS) efforts are crucial to ensure appropriate antibioticprescribing and reduce avoidable AMR.