Evaluation of antimicrobial therapy orders circumventing an antimicrobial stewardship program: Investigating the strategy of "stealth dosing"

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 551-556

  LaRosa, Lori Ann ^a   Fishman, Neil O ^a   Lautenbach, Ebbing ^a   Koppel, Ross J ^a   Morales, Knashawn H ^a   Linkin, Darren R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b 711 Blockley Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECEPTION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHILADELPHIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249293633     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513535     Document Type: Article

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