Alignment of national standard treatment guidelines with WHO AWaRe recommendations for adult primary care infectious diseases: implications for antimicrobial stewardship
First-line antibiotic recommendations in adult STGs showed moderate alignment with WHO AWaRe Book treatment guidance, with regional variability. Aligning first-line recommendations with the WHO AWaRe Book guidance in primary care would assist stewardship programmes.
Authors
- Abdul Majeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6711-0832)
- Shairyar Afzal
- Emmama Jamil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7812-9543)
- Huda Arooj
- Zikria Saleem
- Mike Sharland
- Stephen M Campbell
- Brian Godman
- Daniele Dona
- Umama Ubaid
Institutions
- Bahauddin Zakariya University (PK)
- University of Padua (IT)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- Hamdard University (PK)
- Dhulikhel Hospital (NP)
- Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (ZA)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Buraydah Colleges (SA)
- City St George's, University of London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkag099
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00