Improving antimicrobial use in the hospital setting by providing usage feedback to prescribing physicians

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 378-382

  Arnold, Forest W ^a,c   McDonald, L Clifford ^a   Smith, R Scott ^b   Newman, David ^b   Ramirez, Julio A ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Carmichael Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NAFCILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ORDER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEEDBACK; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; KENTUCKY; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGERY; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 33646696382     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503336     Document Type: Article

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