Prescription auditing and antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi, India

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 156-158

  Wattal, Chand ^a   Joshi, S ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Oberoi, J K ^a   Prasad, K J ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Antimicrobial susceptibility; Prescription auditing

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPIROME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLOXACILLIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LINCOMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HUMANS; INDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 11244255339     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.09.012     Document Type: Article

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