Clinical and economic outcomes of empiric parenteral antibiotic therapy for pneumonia: A retrospective study of 1,032 hospitalized patients

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 369-374

  Bassi, O ^a   Zuccarelli, S ^a   Amalfitano, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ceftriaxone; Ciprofloxacin; Cost effectiveness; Empirical antibiotic therapy; Pharmacoeconomics; Piperacillin; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CEFODIZIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031741528     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1998.10.5.369     Document Type: Article

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