Unnecessary use of antimicrobials in hospitalized patients: Current patterns of misuse with an emphasis on the antianaerobic spectrum of activity

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 972-978

  Hecker, Michelle T ^a   Aron, David C ^c   Patel, Nilam P ^b   Lehmann, Meghan K ^b   Donskey, Curtis J ^d  

^a Div of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacy ^*  (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIURIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037471542     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.8.972     Document Type: Article

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