The therapeutic course as a measure complementary to defined daily doses when studying exposure to antibacterial agents

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 177-180

  Resi, D ^a   Castelvetri, C ^a   Vaccheri, A ^a   Montanaro, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agents; Defined daily dose; Therapeutic course

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ROXITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; ITALY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035027409     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280100293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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