1.0 - Acknowledgement
We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to Prof. Patrick Tan Seow Koon for his commitment in leading the working committee in the initial phase of the development of this guideline. We also thank the Hospital Management for their support in the implementation of the hospital antibiotic guidelines and stewardship program.
This guidelines was developed in year 2014 and is reviewed every 2years.
1st update: 2017
2nd update: 2020
Expert Advisor
Prof Adeeba Binti Kamarulzaman
Dean and Infectious Disease Consultant
Faculty of medicine, University of Malaya
Updated Oct 2020
Updating team
Associate Prof. Dr Sasheela A/P Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar
Infectious Disease Consultant
Associate Prof. Dr Sharifah Faridah Binti Syed Omar
Infectious Disease Consultant
Associate Prof. Raja Iskandar Shah B Raja Azwa
Infectious Disease Consultant
Prof. Dr Koh Mia Tuang
Consultant Pediatrician (Infectious disease)
Dr Asma Sohail
Infectious Disease Lecturer
Dr Helmi Bin Sulaiman
Infectious Disease Lecturer
Dr Wong Pui Li
Infectious Disease Lecturer
Dr Ong Hang Cheng
Infectious Disease Lecturer
Dr Bushra bt Megat Johari
Infectious Disease Lecturer
Dr Ng Rong Xiang
Infectious Disease Clinical Specialist
Dr Anjanna Kukreja
Infectious Disease Clinical Specialist
Dr Tan Gua Jeng
Medical Lecturer
Dr Kejal A/P Hasmukharay
Geriatric Clinical Specialist
Dr Tan Lay Teng
Paediatrician (Infectious Disease)
Tan Ching Hooi
Pharmacist
Lim Ka Yin
Pharmacist
Expert Reviewer
Dr Wong Chee Kuan
Consultant Respiratory Physician
Prof. Bee Ping Chong
Consultant Haematologist
Dr Edmund Chin Fui Min
Consultant Haematologist
Associate Prof. Dr Wan Ahmad Hafiz B. Wan Md Adnan
Consultant Nephrologist
Dr Khairul Anwar B Ayob
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Khoo Saw Sian
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Yohan Khirusman Bin Adnan
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Dr Chung Weng Hong
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Nik Aizah Nabilla Bt Faheem
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Associate Prof. Dr Khong Tak Loon
Consultant Surgeon (General/ Colorectal)
Associate Prof. Dr Koh Peng Soon
Consultant Surgeon (General/ Hepatobiliary)
Associate Prof. Dr See Mee Hoong
Consultant Surgeon (General/Breast)
Associate Prof. Dr Suhailah bt Abdullah
Consultant Neurologist
Associate Prof. Dr Siti Nur Masyithah binti Ma’arof
Consultant Surgeon (Urology)
Dr Kwan ZhenLi
Consultant Dermatologist
Dr Yong Shin Shen
Consultant Dermatologist
Prof. Dr Ida Normiha bt Hilmi
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Chuah Kee Huat
Gastroenterologist
Associate Prof. Gan Chin Seng
Senior Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Intensivist
Associate Prof Shireen Anne Nah Han Yien
Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatal Surgeon
Associate Prof. Dr Azanna bt Ahmad Kamar
Consultant Neonatologist
Prof. Dr Anna Marie Nathan,
Consultant Pediatrician (Respiratory)
Dr. Eg Kah Peng
Pediatrician
Associate Prof. Dr Norazah Bt Zahari
Consultant Pediatrician (Cardiology)
Prof. Dr Hany bt Mohd Ariffin
Consultant Pediatrician (Oncology)
Dr. Yap Tsiao Yi
Pediatrician
Associate Prof. Dr Revathi A/P Rajagopal
Consultant Pediatrician (Oncology)
Prof. Dr Fong Choong Yi
Consultant Pediatrician (Neurology)
Dr. Karmila bt Abu Bakar
Consultant Pediatrician (Urology)
Dr Tan Sien Hui
Otorhinolaryngologist
Jasreena Kaur Gill A/P Charanjeet Singh
Pharmacist
Sue Hui Sun
Pharmacist
Cheryl Shajini Pereira
Pharmacist
Lim Tse Han
Pharmacist