A controlled intervention study to improve antibiotic use in a Russian paediatric hospital

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 478-483

  Berild, Dag ^a   Abrahamsen, Tore G ^b   Andresen, Stein ^c   Bjørløw, Egil ^c   Haug, Ola ^d   Kossenko, Irina M ^e   Kubar, Olga I ^f   Lelek, Michaela ^a   Mintchenko, Svetlana I ^e   Pyasetskaya, Maria F ^e   Ringertz, Signe H ^a   Sysenko, Galina A ^e  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN COMPUTING CENTER   (Norway)

^e Hospital No 5   (Russian Federation)

^f ST PETERSBURG PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Children; Costs; Duration; Intervention; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GASTROENTERITIS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LENGTH OF STAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RUSSIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41949135029     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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