Optimizing antibiotic therapy - The Aberdeen experience

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 406-411

  Kumarasamy, Y ^a   Cadwgan, T ^a   Gillanders, I A ^a   Jappy, B ^a   Laing, R ^a   Gould, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute Medicines Assessment Unit; Antibiotic; Antibiotic resistance; Drug utilization review; Intravenous antibiotic; Medical audit

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038546795     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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