Indications for antibiotic use in ICU patients: A one-year prospective surveillance

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 527-535

  Bergmans, Dennis C J J ^a   Bonten, Marc J M ^a   Gaillard, Carlo A ^b   Van Tiel, Frank H ^a   Van der Geest, Siebe ^a   De Leeuw, Peter W ^a   Stobberingh, Ellen E ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EEMLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEPSIS;

EID: 0030946529     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/39.4.527     Document Type: Article

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