Use of antibacterial agents in an intensive care unit in a hospital in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-359

  dos Santos, Edilson Floriano ^a,e   Lauria Pires, L ^a   Pereira, M G ^a,b   Silva, A E ^a   Rodrigues, I P ^c   Maia, M O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^c University Hospital of Brasilia   (Brazil)

^d Hospital Santa Luzia   (Brazil)

^e Health Sciences of the Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibacterial drugs; Hospital infections; Intensive care unit; Invasive practices

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; LINEZOLID; MACROLIDE; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 35448976532     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702007000300011     Document Type: Article

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