Assessment of the Impact of an Antibiotic Shortage: Patient Outcomes and Costs

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Bosso, John A ^a   Kokko, Heather ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial shortages; Pharmacoeconomics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MONEY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 1642454806     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001857870403900115     Document Type: Article

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