TY - JOUR AU - Rolfe, Robert AU - Kwobah, Charles AU - Muro, Florida AU - Ruwanpathirana, Anushka AU - Lyamuya, Furaha AU - Bodinayake, Champica AU - Nagahawatte, Ajith AU - Piyasiri, Bhagya AU - Sheng, Tianchen AU - Bollinger, John AU - Zhang, Chi AU - Ostbye, Truls AU - Ali, Shamim AU - Drew, Richard AU - Kussin, Peter AU - Anderson, Deverick J. AU - Woods, Christopher W. AU - Watt, Melissa H. AU - Mmbaga, Blandina T. AU - Tillekeratne, L. Gayani PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/25 TI - Barriers to implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in three low- and middle-income country tertiary care settings: findings from a multi-site qualitative study JO - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control SP - 60 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Antimicrobial resistance has been named as one of the top ten threats to public health in the world. Hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) can help reduce antimicrobial resistance. The purpose of this study was to determine perceived barriers to the development and implementation of ASPs in tertiary care centers in three low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). SN - 2047-2994 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00929-4 DO - 10.1186/s13756-021-00929-4 ID - Rolfe2021 ER -