Evaluation of prescription practices of antibiotics in a medium-sized Swiss hospital

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 135, Issue 47-48, 2005, Pages 710-714

  Di Giammarino, Loriana ^a   Bihl, Florian ^a   Bissig, Marco ^a   Bernasconi, Beatrice ^a   Cerny, Andreas ^a   Bernasconi, Enos ^a  

^a REGIONAL HOSPITAL OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic guidelines; Antibiotic switch; Antibiotics; Cost analysis; Intravenous and oral antibiotic therapy; Oral antibiotic administration; Pharmacy costs

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SWITZERLAND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 30544442645     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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