Changes in antibiotic use, cost and consumption after an antibiotic restriction policy applied by infectious disease specialists

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 338-343

  Ozkurt, Zulal ^a,b   Erol, Serpil ^a   Kadanali, Ayten ^a   Ertek, Mustafa ^a   Ozden, Kemalettin ^a   Tasyaran, Mehmet A ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; ISEPAMICIN; MACROLIDE; NETILMICIN; NITROIMIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TIMENTIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COST SAVINGS; DRUG COSTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 30544442549     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 13446304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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