In this article, we consider how social sciences can help us to understand the rising use of
antibiotics globally. Drawing on ethnography as a way to research how we are in the world …

There is an urgent and recognized need for an interprofessional collaborative approach to
support global action in addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Antimicrobial …

Background As concerns about the prevalence of infections that are resistant to available
antibiotics increase, attention has turned toward the use of these medicines both within and …

Objectives This study responds to calls for greater focus on nursing roles, and the need for
nursing integration within the antimicrobial optimisation agenda. The objective of this study …

Rising concerns around antimicrobial resistance (AMR) have led to a renewed push to
rationalise antibiotic prescribing in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is …

Objectives A substantial number of hospitalized patients with terminal cancer at the end-of-
life phase receive antibiotics, even with imminent death. We evaluated the impact of …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now recognised as a social, cultural, economic and
political phenomenon, positioning the social sciences as central in responding to this global …

Background Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), the set of actions to ensure antibiotics are
used appropriately, is increasingly targeted at all those involved in the antimicrobial …

Harm is a recurring theme in the social sciences. Scholars in a range of empirical areas
have documented the deleterious outcomes that at times emerge from social structures …

Antimicrobial stewardship programs focus on reducing overuse of broad-spectrum
antibiotics (BSAs), primarily through interventions to change prescribing behavior. This study …