Use of antibiotics in pediatric intensive care and potential savings

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 959-966

  Fischer, J E ^a   Ramser, M ^a   Fanconi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotics utilisation; Pediatric intensive care; Ventilator associated pnuemonia

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMINOPENICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; MACROLIDE; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SULFONAMIDE; TEICOPLANIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; RECORDING; REDUCTION; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033857998     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340051288     Document Type: Article

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