The effect of monitoring of antibiotic use on decreasing antibiotic resistance in the hospital

CIBA Foundation Symposia

Volumn , Issue 207, 1997, Pages 76-92

  Giamarellou, Helen ^a   Antoniadou, Anastasia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MONITORING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GREECE; HUMAN; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GREECE; HUMANS;

EID: 0030623631     PISSN: 03005208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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