Antimicrobial expenditures and usage at four university hospitals

Infection

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 127-137

  Kern, W V ^a   Rose, A D ^a   Hay, B ^a   Muche, R ^b   Frank, U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic cost; Antibiotic use; Health economics; Hospital expenditures; Infectious disease service; Pharmacoepidemiology; Quality management

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIPENEM; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE COST; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034983626     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-001-1075-0     Document Type: Article

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