Vancomycin use in a University Medical Center: Effect of a vancomycin continuation form

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 417-420

  Evans, Martin E ^a,c   Millheim, Eric T ^b   Rapp, Robert P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b University of Kentucky   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; KENTUCKY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0033143806     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501643     Document Type: Article

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