Epidemiology of vancomycin usage at a children's hospital, 1993 through 1995

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 485-489

  Sinkowitz, Ronda L ^a   Keyserling, Harry ^a   Walker, Thomas J ^b   Holland, Julie ^a,b   Jarvis, William R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Vancomycin usage; vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DRUG USE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0030919576     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199705000-00006     Document Type: Article

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