Infections and antibiotic usage in long-term facilities;Infeksjoner og antibiotikabehandling ved sykehjem

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 827-830

  Bucher, Aira ^a   Sorknes, Nina ^a   Lundqvist, Kristin ^a   Ronning, Karin ^a  

^a Bærum Sykehus ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; PIVMECILLINAM; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; EYE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035835964     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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