Journal article
Study reporting quality among interventions to reduce antibiotic use is a barrier to evidence-informed policymaking on antimicrobial resistance: systematic review
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Countries are currently seeking evidence-informed policy options to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR). While rigorous evaluations of AMR interventions are the ideal, they are far from the current reality. Additionally, poor reporting and documentation of AMR interventions impede efforts to use evidence to inform future evaluations and policy interventions.
OBJECTIVES: To critically evaluate reporting quality gaps in AMR …
Authors
Van Katwyk SR; Grimshaw JM; Nkangu M; Mendelson M; Taljaard M; Hoffman SJ
Journal
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 1091–1098
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
May 1, 2020
DOI
10.1093/jac/dkz540
ISSN
0305-7453