5 July 2018

Bart-Jan Kullberg has received the international SWAB award from the Dutch Working Party on Antimicrobial Stewardship.

The SWAB Award is a lifetime achievement award for important contributions to antimicrobial stewardship and infectious diseases. Bart-Jan Kullberg received the award based on his role in initiating the national antimicrobial stewardship program in hospitals in the Netherlands, and as one of the nestors of the national antimicrobial guidelines program for antimicrobial therapy in the Netherlands.

Bart-Jan Kullberg is member of theme Infectious diseases and global health.
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