Does a reduction in antibiotic consumption always represent a favorable outcome from an intervention program on prescribing practice?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-235

  Bantar, Carlos ^a   Franco, Diego ^a   Heft, Claudia ^a   Vesco, Eduardo ^a   Arango, Carina ^a   Izaguirre, Mariano ^a   Oliva, María Eugenia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibiotic consumption; Antibiotic use

Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33646089200     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.05.012     Document Type: Article

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