Background Tailored intervention strategies are frequently recommended among
approaches to the implementation of improvement in health professional performance …

Inappropriate prescription has been associated with mounting rates of antibiotic resistance
worldwide, demanding more detailed studies into physicians' decision-making process …

Background. There is limited knowledge of the key determinants of antimicrobial prescribing
behavior (APB) in hospitals. An understanding of these determinants is required for the …

Background In the previous version of this review, the effectiveness of interventions tailored
to barriers to change was found to be uncertain. Objectives To assess the effectiveness of …

Background Despite wide distribution and promotion of clinical practice guidelines,
adherence among Dutch general practitioners (GPs) is not optimal. To improve adherence …

Antibiotics have dramatically changed the prognoses of patients with severe infectious
diseases over the past 50 years. However, the emergence and dissemination of resistant …

As the science of quality improvement in health care advances, the importance of sharing its
accomplishments through the published literature increases. Current reporting of …

Background Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat, partly driven by inappropriate
antibiotic prescriptions for acute medical patients in hospitals. Aim To provide a systematic …

Background. Antimicrobial use in acute care is widely reported to be suboptimal.
Inappropriate use of antimicrobials is a major contributing factor to the emergence of …

Background Rapid and accurate detection of pathogens is needed in community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP) to enable appropriate antibiotics and to slow the development of antibiotic …