The potential role of computerized decision support systems to improve empirical antibiotic prescribing

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1105-1106

  Davey, Peter ^a  

^a Health Informatics Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic treatment; TREAT

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; DRUG MONITORING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISRAEL; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NULL HYPOTHESIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 33845369130     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl438     Document Type: Editorial

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