Antimicrobial stewardship strategies to optimise antibiotic prescribing in primary care: physicians awareness, beliefs, and strategy use

Background: National efforts to promote antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and prevent antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in primary care need strengthening. Research supports clinician-targeted AMS strategies to optimise antibiotic prescribing, but implementing them in clinical settings is challenging. Aim: Assessment of primary care physicians' awareness of, use of, and beliefs about evidence-based AMS strategies, and perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing them in a country with high antibiotic consumption rates (Poland). Methods: A pre-registered observational survey study. Eligible p

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