title: 'Esprit de corps': Towards collaborative integration of pharmacists and nurses into antimicrobial stewardship programmes in South Africa.
abstract: With the global threat of antimicrobial resistance now more emergent than ever, there should be wider collaboration between members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team. This article proposes possible ways of engagement between the pharmacist, nurse and doctor. The pharmacist and nurse are placed in an ideal position through united efforts (camaraderie) to redirect healthcare towards improved patient outcomes while also reducing antimicrobial resistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa. natalie.schellack@smu.ac.za.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schellack
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pretorius
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Messina
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D000070516:Intersectoral Collaboration; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012041:Regional Medical Programs; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents