Knowledge and use of cumulative antimicrobial susceptibility data at a University Teaching Hospital

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1789-

  Mermel, Leonard A ^a,b   Jefferson, Julie ^b   Devolve, Jaye ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 43949110636     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588050     Document Type: Letter

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