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Abstract
Since 1996, the Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy
(Stichting Werkgroep AntibioticaBeleid, SWAB) has been
developing national guidelines for the use of antibiotics
in hospitalised adult patients. As a result of both an
inventory of the wishes of the users of these guidelines
and the recently developed criteria for evidence-based
guideline development, we have revised our format for
the development of SWAB guidelines. By involving the
members of the relevant professional societies and giving them the opportunity to comment on the guidelines at an early stage, we are aiming for a successful implementation of the guidelines in the hospitals.
