Pharmacoepidemiology of urinary tract infections in Iowa medicaid patients in urban long-term-care facilities

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 31, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 837-841

  Bjornson, Darrel C ^a   Rovers, John P ^a   Burian, Julie A ^a   Hall, Nancy L ^b  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care facilities; Medicaid; Pharmacoepidemiology; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN AREA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0030838643     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106002809703100704     Document Type: Article

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