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SAPG collaborates with clinicians and academic partners to support research in antimicrobial stewardship and develop peer reviewed publications of our work.

SAPG Work (2020 to 2021)

Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infection in patients with suspected and proven COVID-19: results from an antibiotic point prevalence survey in Scottish hospitals
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2021, dlab078, https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlab078

An algorithm for safe de-labelling of antibiotic allergy in adult hospital in-patients
Clinical and Experimental Allergy, First published: 02 April 2021
https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13878

Safety and efficacy of de-labelling penicillin allergy with direct oral challenge: a systematic review
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2021, dlaa123 https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaa123

Antibiotic use towards the end of life: development of good practice recommendations
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care Published Online First: 19 January 2021  https://spcare.bmj.com/content/early/2021/01/18/bmjspcare-2020-002732

Mechanisms affecting the implementation of a national antimicrobial stewardship programme; multi-professional perspectives explained using Normalisation Process Theory
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 9, 99 (July 2020)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-00767-w

Antimicrobial use towards the end of life: a scoping review
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care Published Online First: 30 November 2020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002558

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community antibiotic prescribing in Scotland
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, Volume 2, Issue 4, 08 December 2020 https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaa105

Survey of antibiotic and antifungal prescribing in patients with suspected and confirmed COVID-19 in Scottish hospitals
Journal of Infection, Volume 81, Issue 6, Pages 952-960, 01 December 2020
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2020.09.024