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Ensures selective reporting of antimicrobial susceptibilities and
interpretative reporting of microbiology results.

Provision of yearly data on antimicrobial resistance patterns in hospital.

Information Technology Officer

Hospitals with existing IT systems may consider including an IT
specialist/personnel in the AMS team to assist with:
•Creating localized electronic decision-making systems that can be
available through the hospital network system
•Providing AMS team access to microbiological data and antibiotic
utilisation data.
•Producing automated antimicrobial utilisation data and other
programmed clinical data.

Infection Control Practitioner

AMS teams frequently chance upon opportunities to tighten infection
control practices during their course of the work. Having an Infection
Control Practitioner within the team complements the efforts of the AMS
team in bringing down resistance rates.

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