Evaluation of antibiotic use in intensive care units of a tertiary care hospital in Turkey

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-61

  Erbay, A ^a   Bodur, H ^a   Akinci, E ^a   Colpan A ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Appropriateness; ICU; Restriction policies

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULPERAZON; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PNEUMONIA; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTICEMIA; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WARD; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APACHE; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG COSTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TURKEY;

EID: 10244224166     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.07.026     Document Type: Article

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