The effect of an antimicrobial formulary change on hospital resistance patterns

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 81-87

  Empey, Kerry M ^a   Rapp, Robert P ^a   Evans, Martin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN; TROVAFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG USE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; CEPHALOSPORINS; CROSS INFECTION; FORMULARIES, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 0036138702     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.22.1.81.33508     Document Type: Article

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