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Esmita Charani
Researcher at Imperial College London
Publications - 108
Citations - 6045
Esmita Charani is an academic researcher from Imperial College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antimicrobial stewardship & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 85 publications receiving 4778 citations. Previous affiliations of Esmita Charani include University of Cape Town & Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre.
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Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients
Peter Davey,Charis Marwick,Claire Scott,Esmita Charani,Kirsty McNeil,Erwin M. Brown,Ian M. Gould,Craig R Ramsay,Susan Michie +8 more
TL;DR: This systematic review of interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing to hospital inpatients showed interventions to be associated with improvement in prescribing according to antibiotic policy in routine clinical practice, with 70% of interventions being hospital-wide compared with 31% for RCTs.
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interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients (updated protocol)
Peter Davey,Claire Scott,Erwin M. Brown,Esmita Charani,Susan Michie,Craig R Ramsay,Charis Marwick +6 more
TL;DR: The results show that interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing to hospital inpatients are successful, and can reduce antimicrobial resistance or hospital acquired infections.
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Understanding the Determinants of Antimicrobial Prescribing within hospitals: The role of ‘Prescribing Etiquette’
Esmita Charani,Enrique Castro-Sánchez,Nick Sevdalis,Yiannis Kyratsis,Lydia N. Drumright,Nisha Shah,Alison Holmes +6 more
TL;DR: Prescribing etiquette recognizes clinical decision-making autonomy and the role of hierarchy in influencing practice and should be utilized to influence antimicrobial prescribing behaviors.
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COVID-19 and the potential long-term impact on antimicrobial resistance.
Timothy M. Rawson,Timothy M. Rawson,Timothy M. Rawson,Luke S. P. Moore,Luke S. P. Moore,Enrique Castro-Sánchez,Esmita Charani,Esmita Charani,Frances Davies,Frances Davies,Giovanni Satta,Giovanni Satta,Matthew J. Ellington,Alison Holmes,Alison Holmes,Alison Holmes +15 more
TL;DR: The emergence of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has required an unprecedented response to control the spread of the infection and protect the most vulnerable within society.
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Improving the quality of antibiotic prescribing in the NHS by developing a new Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme: Start Smart—Then Focus
Diane Ashiru-Oredope,Mike Sharland,Esmita Charani,Cliodna A. M. McNulty,Jonathan Cooke,Jonathan Cooke +5 more
TL;DR: This paper describes the development of new antimicrobial stewardship programmes for primary care and hospitals by the Department of Health's Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection:Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care Initiative.