Surveillance of antibiotic use in hospitals: Methods, trends and targets

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 701-704

  Kritsotakis, E I ^a   Gikas, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Hospitals; Interventions; Monitoring; Surveillance; Targets

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STANDARDIZATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33745632086     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01415.x     Document Type: Editorial

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