Antimicrobial use in hospitals: Managing a medical treasure

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Gaynes, Robert ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BUDGET; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36248933218     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

References (2)

1. Gaynes RP, Edwards J; National Nosocomial Surveillance System. Overview of nosocomial infections caused by gram-negative bacilli. Clin Infect Dis. 2005;41:848-854.
2. Weinstein RA. Controlling antimicrobial resistance in hospitals: infection control and use of antibiotics. Emerg Infect Dis. 2001;7:188-192.