Misuse of antimicrobial agents in neonatal units: A cross-sectional survey in Kuwait

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-125

  Al Sawan, Rima M Z ^a,f   Soni, Amrit L ^a   Al Saleh, Qusai ^a   Al Alfy, Abla A ^b   Al Essa, Mazin ^d,e   Rajaramu, Usha ^c   Deverajan, Lekshminarayanapuram V ^d,e  

^a FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c Jahra Hospital   (Kuwait)

^d AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^e KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^f NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Misuse; Neonatal unit; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INFECTION; SEPSIS;

EID: 0032928933     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026081     Document Type: Article

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