Challenges in implementing antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in organ transplant centers in India

We, in India, have unique challenges in implementing antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in our institutions, especially the transplant settings. Identifying challenges, addressing them, and finding innovative solutions to these are the need of the hour.

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