About SWAB

The Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (Dutch acronym is SWAB) was founded in 1996 as an initiative of the Society of Infectious Diseases and the professional societies of medical microbiologists and hospital pharmacists. Its major goal is to contribute to the containment of the development of antimicrobial resistance and of the expanding costs of the use of antibiotics. This is achieved by optimizing the use of antibiotics.

Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (SWAB)

The major goal of the Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (Dutch acronym is SWAB) is to contribute to the containment of the development of antimicrobial resistance and of the expanding costs of the use of antibiotics. This is achieved by optimizing the use of antibiotics by means of guideline development, education and antibiotic resistance surveillance.

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