The description of IMPACT
TheIMPACTGuidelinesserveasaninvaluablereferencetoolformedicalandhealthprofessionalsinreinforcingtheappropriateuseofantimicrobialdrugs.Antimicrobialresistancehasreachedalarminglevels.IMPACTGuidelinesrecognisesthedangersfromantimicrobialresistance,thetremendousadverseeffectithasonqualitymedicalcareandtheneedforastrong,co-ordinatedandmultifacetedresponse.TheIMPACTGuidelinescombinesthelatestscientificevidenceonusageofantimicrobialagents,empiricaltherapyofcommoninfections,treatmentofinfectionswithknownpathogenandsurgicalprophylaxiswithdataontheprevalenceandsensitivitypatternsofdifferentpathogensinHongKong.Italsocontainpracticaltipsonthesafeuseofantibioticsinout-patientsettings,managementofpenicillinallergyandapplicationofdiagnostictestsonclinicalmicrobiology.
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