Antibiotic usage and prescribing policies in the intensive care unit

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Emmerson, M ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COST CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY;

EID: 0034027015     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340051115     Document Type: Article

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