TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of antibiotic stewardship programmes on the incidence of infection JF - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO - Drug Ther Bull DO - 10.1136/dtb.2018.1.0573 SP - dtb.2018.1.0573 A2 - , Y1 - 2017/12/28 UR - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/early/2017/12/28/dtb.2018.1.0573.abstract N2 - Antibiotic stewardship programmes have been shown to reduce antibiotic use and hospital costs. A systematic review has assessed evidence of the effects of antibiotic stewardship on the incidence of infections and colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospital inpatients.1The primary outcome was the change in the incidence of infection and colonisation with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and Clostridium difficile infections in hospital inpatients after implementation of antibiotic stewardship. The review’s main outcomes were … ER -