‘A special antibiotic for that virus’ – Patient understanding and participation in antibiotic and infection-related care in surgical teams

• O. Mbamalu,
• C. Bonaconsa,
• A. Boutall,
• V. Carter,
• A.H. Holmes,
• M. Mendelson,
• T. Pennel,
• C. Tarrant,
• E. Charani

Affiliations

O. Mbamalu

University of Cape Town, Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa

C. Bonaconsa

University of Cape Town, Department of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa; Corresponding author.

A. Boutall

University of Cape Town, Colorectal Unit Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

V. Carter

ASPIRES Patient Advisor and Founder of Healthcare Communications and Social Media South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

A.H. Holmes

Imperial College London, Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, London, United Kingdom

M. Mendelson

University of Cape Town, Department of Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa

T. Pennel

University of Cape Town, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cape Town, South Africa

C. Tarrant

University of Leicester, Department of Health Sciences, Leicester, United Kingdom

E. Charani

Imperial College London, Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, London, United Kingdom