A Global Declaration on Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway

This declaration, signed by an interdisciplinary task force of 234 experts from 83 different countries with different backgrounds, highlights the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance and the need for appropriate use of antibiotic agents and antifungal agents in hospitals worldwide especially foc...

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Authors: Sartelli, M; Kluger, Y; Ansaloni, L; Carlet, J; Brink, A; Hardcastle, TC; Khanna, A; Chicom-Mefire, A; Rodríguez-Baño, J; Nathwani, D; Mendelson, M; Watkins, RR; Pulcini, C; Beovic, B; May, AK; Itani, KMF; Mazuski, JE; Fry, DE; Coccolini, F; Rasa, K; Montravers, P; Eckmann, C; Abbo, LM; Abubakar, S; Abu-Zidan, FM; Adesunkanmi, AK; Al-Hasan, MN; Althani, AA; Ticas, JEA; Ansari, S; Ansumana, R; da Silva, ARA; Augustin, G; Bala, M; Balogh, ZJ; Baraket, O; Bassett, M; Bellanova, G; Beltran, MA; Ben-Ishay, O; Biffl, WL; Boermeester, MA; Brecher, SM; Bueno, J; Cainzos, MA; Cairns, K; Camacho-Ortiz, A; Ceresoli, M; Chandy, SJ; Cherry-Bukowiec, JR; Cirocchi, R; Colak, E; Corcione, A; Cornely, OA; Cortese, F; Cui, YF; Curcio, D; Damaskos, D; Das, K; Delibegovic, S; Deme-Trashvili, Z; De Simone, B; de Souza, HP; De Waele, J; Dhingra, S; Diaz, JJ; Di Carlo, I; Di Marzo, F; Di Saverio, S; Dogjani, A; Dorj, G; Dortet, L; Duane, TM; Dupont, H; Egiev, VN; Eid, HO; Elmangory, M; Marei, HE; Enani, MA; Escandón-Vargas, K; Faro, MP; Ferrada, P; Foghetti, D; Foianini, E; Fraga, GP; Frattima, S; Gandhi, C; Gattuso, G; Giamarellou, E; Ghnnam, W; Gkiokas, G; Girardis, M; Goff, DA; Gomes, CA; Gomi, H; Gronerth, RIG; Guirao, X; Guzman-Blanco, M; Haque, M; Hecker, A; Hell, M; Herzog, T; Hicks, L; Kafka-Ritsch, R; Kao, LS; Kanj, SS; Kaplan, LJ; Kapoor, G; Karamarkovic, A; Kashuk, J; Kenig, J; Khamis, F; Khokha, V; Kiguba, R; Kirkpatrick, AW; Korner, H; Koike, K; Kok, KYY; Kon, K; Kong, V; Inaba, K; Ioannidis, O; Isik, A; Iskandar, K; Labbate, M; Labricciosa, FM; Lagrou, K; Lagunes, L; Latifi, R; Lasithiotakis, K; Laxminarayan, R; Lee, JG; Leone, M; Leppäniemi, A; Li, YS; Liang, SY; Liau, KH; Litvin, A; Loho, T; Lowman, W; Machain, GM; Maier, RV; Manzano-Nunez, R; Marinis, A; Marmorale, C; Martin-Loeches, I; Marwah, S; Maseda, E; McFarlane, M; de Melo, RB; Melotti, MR; Memish, Z; Mertz, D; Mesina, C; Menichetti, F; Mishra, SK; Montori, G; Moore, EE; Moore, FA; Naidoo, N; Napolitano, L; Negoi, I; Nicolau, DP; Nikolopoulos, I; Nord, CE; Ofori-Asenso, R; Olaoye, I; Omari, AH; Ordoñez, CA; Ouadii, M; Ouedraogo, AS; Pagani, L; Paiva, JA; Parreira, JG; Pata, F; Pereira, J; Pereira, NR; Petrosillo, N; Picetti, E; Pintar, T; Ponce-de-Leon, A; Popovski, Z; Poulakou, G; Preller, J; Guerrero, AP; Pupelis, G; Quiodettis, M; Rawson, TM; Reichert, M; Reinhart, K; Rems, M; Rello, J; Rizoli, S; Roberts, J; Rubio-Perez, I; Ruppc, E; Sakakushev, B; Sall, I; Kafil, HS; Sanders, J; Sato, N; Sawyer, RG; Scalea, T; Scibé, R; Scudeller, L; Lohse, HS; Sganga, G; Shafiq, N; Shah, JN; Spigaglia, P; Suroowan, S; Tsioutis, C; Sifri, CD; Siribumrungwong, B; Sugrue, M; Talving, P; Tan, BK; Tarasconi, A; Tascini, C; Tilsed, J; Timsit, JF; Tumbarello, M; Trung, NT; Ulrych, J; Uranues, S; Velmahos, G; Vereczkei, AG; Viale, P; Estape, JV; Viscoli, C; Wagenlehner, F; Wright, BJ; Xiao, YH; Yuan, KC; Zachariah, SK; Zahar, JR; Mergulhao, P; Catena, F
Format: Article
Status:Published version
Publication date:2017
Country:España
Institution:Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT)
Repository:r-I3PT. Repositorio Institucional Producción Científica del Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí
OAI Identifier:oai:i3pt.fundanetsuite.com:p6174
Online Access:https://i3pt.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/6174
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:This declaration, signed by an interdisciplinary task force of 234 experts from 83 different countries with different backgrounds, highlights the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance and the need for appropriate use of antibiotic agents and antifungal agents in hospitals worldwide especially focusing on surgical infections. As such, it is our intent to raise awareness among healthcare workers and improve antimicrobial prescribing. To facilitate its dissemination, the declaration was translated in different languages.