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Key messages for the general public

Antibiotics are not the solution for infections caused by viruses such as common colds or flu.

  • general public

Key messages for primary care prescribers

Primary care accounts for about 80% to 90% of all antibiotic prescriptions

  • primary care providers

Key messages for hospital prescribers

50% of all antibiotic use in hospitals can be inappropriate

  • hospital prescribers

Key messages for the general public: Self-medication with antibiotics

Self-medication with antibiotics is not a responsible use of antibiotics

  • general public

Key messages for professionals in hospitals and other healthcare settings

Key messages for professionals working at hospitals and other healthcare settings: managers/administrators, infectious disease specialists, infection prevention and control professionals, epidemiologists, prescribers, junior doctors and students, pharmacists, nurses, clinical microbiologists, and professionals in emergency departments, in intensive care units, and in long-term care facilities.

  • healthcare workers in hospitals

General key messages for healthcare professionals in hospitals and other healthcare settings

Up to a half of all antibiotic use in European hospitals is unnecessary or inappropriate. Promoting prudent antibiotic use is both a patient safety and a public health priority.

  • healthcare workers in hospitals

Key messages for hospital managers / administrators

Antibiotic stewardship programmes, together with infection prevention and control practices, can increase patient safety and quality of care and reduce hospital costs across all services by improving how antibiotics are used, as well as by decreasing C. difficile infections and other adverse events

  • healthcare workers in hospitals

Key messages for hospital infectious disease specialists

Infectious disease specialists can support the development and implementation of an antibiotic stewardship programme, promote local guidelines on managing infections, regularly train hospital prescribers on prudent antibiotic use and using antibiotics.

  • healthcare workers in hospitals

Key messages for hospital infection prevention and control professionals and hospital epidemiologists

Your task is to ensure that the fundamental elements of the hospital infection prevention and control programme are carried out

  • healthcare workers in hospitals

Key messages for hospital prescribers

Using antibiotic guidance and attending educational rounds improve antibiotic prescribing. Documenting indication, drug choice, dose, route of administration and duration of treatment in the patient chart leads to better use of antibiotics.

  • healthcare workers in hospitals
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