Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Antibiotic stewardship
What Antibiotic stewardship means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Antibiotic stewardship
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Codes of practice for antibiotic prescription, such as prescribing only when needed, using narrow spectrum antibiotics and completing the course, which reduce selection pressure for resistant bacteria.
Topics that use Antibiotic stewardship
- Topic 6: Immunity, Infection and Forensics (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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