Large variation in antibacterial use among Norwegian nursing homes

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 536-541

  Blix, Hege Salvesen ^a   Røed, Jenny ^b   Sti, May Oddrun ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Molde Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; LINCOSAMIDE; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; MECILLINAM; MEROPENEM; METHENAMINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PIVMECILLINAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG USE; HUMAN; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; METHENAMINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 34347357594     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540601113701     Document Type: Article

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