Excessive use of vancomycin: A successful intervention strategy at an academic medical center

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-45

  Hamilton, Carol Dukes ^a,b   Drew, Richard ^a,c   Janning, Stephen W ^b   Latour, Joanne Kure ^b   Hayward, Shelly ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NORTH CAROLINA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0033630535     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501703     Document Type: Article

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