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Knowledge and perceptions of antimicrobial stewardship concepts among final year pharmacy students in pharmacy schools across South Africa

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 31 , issue 3 , 2016 , pages: 84–90

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2016.1192808

Author(s): Marisa Burger Department of Pharmacy, South Africa , Jaco Fourie Department of Pharmacy, South Africa , Devin Loots Department of Pharmacy, South Africa , Tercia Mnisi Department of Pharmacy, South Africa , Natalie Schellack Department of Pharmacy, South Africa , Selente Bezuidenhout Department of Pharmacy, South Africa , Johanna C Meyer Department of Pharmacy, South Africa

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance , antimicrobial stewardship , education , pharmacy students

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Abstract

Background: Antimicrobial stewardship is currently not mandatory as part of the undergraduate training of pharmacists. Identifying gaps in knowledge and a better understanding of pharmacy students’ perceptions about antimicrobial stewardship could assist in recommendations for appropriate changes to the pharmacy degree curricula that may lead to more appropriate use of antimicrobials, within the multi-disciplinary team.

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