Reliability of assessment of adherence to an antimicrobial treatment guideline

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 321-328

  Mol, P G M ^a   Gans, R O B ^a   Panday, P V Nannan ^a   Degener, J E ^a   Laseur, M ^a   Haaijer Ruskamp, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapeutic use; Drug utilization review methods; Observer variation; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COOPERATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FISHER EXACT TEST; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSERVATION; PRESCRIPTION; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 17444383372     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.11.022     Document Type: Article

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