Programmatic role of the infectious diseases physician in controlling antimicrobial costs in the hospital

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 471-485

  John Jr , Joseph F ^a   Fishman, Neil O ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MEZLOCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031036576     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.3.471     Document Type: Article

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