Prospective Survey of Antibiotic Utilization in Pediatric Hospitalized Patients to Identify Targets for Improvement of Prescription

Infection

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 398-403

  Potocki, M ^a   Goette, J ^a   Szucs, T D ^b   Nadal, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; MACROLIDE; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0348107386     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-003-4130-1     Document Type: Review

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