Antimicrobial stewardship

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-199

  Allerberger, Franz ^a   Mittermayer, H ^b  

^a AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

^b ELISABETHINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

ABS International; Antibiotics; Management; Prudent use; Resistance; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WARD;

EID: 38849093867     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01929.x     Document Type: Editorial

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