Trends in antimicrobial utilization in a university hospital, 1990-1996;Tendências na utilização de antimicrobianos em um hospital universitário, 1990-1996

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 553-558

  de Castro, Mauro Silveira ^a   Pilger, Diogo ^a   Cardoso Ferreira, Maria Beatriz ^a   Kopittke, Luciane ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cluster analysis; Defined daily dose; Drug use habits; Drug utilization; Hospital University; Impatients; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; LINCOSAMIDE; LINCOSAMINE DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; MEROPENEM; MONOBACTAM; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 18744421370     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102002000600003     Document Type: Article

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