Utilization of antimicrobials in Rijeka (Croatia)

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-110

  Vlahović Palčevski, Vera ^a,b   Francetić, Igor ^c,d   Palčevski, Goran ^a   Rosovic Bazijanac, Vesna ^a  

^a KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^c KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic utilization; DDDs; Guidelines; Hospital; Outpatient; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PIPERACILLIN; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROATIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 1342305363     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.876     Document Type: Article

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