Antibiotic consumption successfully reduced by a community intervention program

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-20

  Chazan, Bibiana ^a,b   Turjeman, Ruth Ben Zur ^b   Frost, Yosef ^b   Besharat, Beshara ^a,b   Tabenkin, Hava ^a,b   Stainberg, Avi ^a   Sakran, Waheeb ^a,c   Raz, Raul ^a,c  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Antimicrobial abuse; Broad spectrum antibiotics; Community education program; Defined daily dose; Narrow spectrum antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33846418374     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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