Trends in antibiotic use and cost and influence of case-mix and infection rate on antibiotic-prescribing in a long-term care facility

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-25

  Mylotte, Joseph M ^a,c   Neff, Melva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Cunningham Fahey Facility   (United States)

^c ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037322196     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.47     Document Type: Article

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