Optimising antimicrobial drug use in surgery: An intervention study in a Dutch university hospital

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1001-1012

  Gyssens, I C ^a,b   Geerligs, I E J ^a   Dony, J M J ^a   Van Der Vliet, J A ^a   Van Kampen, A ^a   Van Den Broek, P J ^c   Hekster, Y A ^a   Van Der Meer, J W M ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NEBACETIN; PIPERACILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL WARD;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG THERAPY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0030468090     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/38.6.1001     Document Type: Article

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