Hospital antibiotic management in Germany - Results of the ABS maturity survey of the ABS International group

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 120, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 294-298

  Kern, Winfried V ^a   Steib Bauert, Michaela ^a   Amann, Steffen ^b,d   Fellhauer, Matthias ^c,d   De With, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Apotheke des Klinikums Schwabing   (Germany)

^c Apotheke des Schwarzwald Baar Klinikums Villingen Schwenningen GmbH   (Germany)

^d Bundesverband Deutscher Krankenhausapotheker (ADKA eV)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic stewardship; Drug prescribing; Hospital antibiotic consumption; Infectious disease specialists; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GERMANY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 45349084375     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-008-0971-z     Document Type: Article

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