Antibiotic Stewardship Ward Rounds and a Dedicated Prescription Chart Reduce Antibiotic Consumption and Pharmacy Costs without Affecting Inpatient Mortality or Re-Admission Rates

• Tom H. Boyles,

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Andrew Whitelaw,

  Affiliations National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Colleen Bamford,

  Affiliations National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Mischka Moodley,

  Affiliations National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Kim Bonorchis,

  Affiliations National Health Laboratory Service, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, Division of Medical Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Vida Morris,

  Affiliation Quality Assurance, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Naazneen Rawoot,

  Affiliation Pharmacy, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Vanishree Naicker,

  Affiliation Pharmacy, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Irena Lusakiewicz,

  Affiliation Pharmacy, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

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• John Black,

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• David Stead,

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Maia Lesosky,

  Affiliation Department of General Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Peter Raubenheimer,

  Affiliation Division of General Internal Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Sipho Dlamini,

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Marc Mendelson

  * E-mail: Marc.mendelson@uct.ac.za

  Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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