Inappropriate initial treatment of secondary intra-abdominal infections leads to increased risk of clinical failure and costs

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 438-443

  Sturkenboom, Miriam C J M ^a,b   Goettsch, Wim G ^c   Picelli, Gino ^a   In't Veld, Bas ^d   Yin, Don D ^e   De Jong, Romy B ^c   Go, Peter M N Y H ^f   Herings, Ron M C ^c,g  

^a International Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics Research Center   (Italy)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c PHARMO INSTITUTE FOR DRUG OUTCOMES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^f ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Costs; Epidemiology; Intra abdominal infection; Treatment failure

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERITONITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26444601973     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02443.x     Document Type: Article

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