Antimicrobial prescribing pattern in an indian tertiary hospital

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 533-537

  Sharma, D ^a   Reeta, Kh ^a   Badyal, D K ^a   Garg, S K ^a   Bhargava, V K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Drug utilization; Medical audit; Prescription

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NETILMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PEFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRESCRIPTION; RABBIT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 0031737235     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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