Oral quinolones in hospitalized patients: An evaluation of a computerized decision support intervention

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 256, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 349-357

  Hulgan, Todd ^a,d   Rosenbloom, S T ^a   Hargrove, F ^a   Talbert, Douglas A ^a,c   Arbogast, P G ^a   Bansal, Preeti ^a,b   Miller, R A ^a   Kernodle, D S ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Tennessee Technological University   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Clinical decision support systems; Quinolones

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AUTOMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODEL; MONEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; OFLOXACIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUINOLONES;

EID: 4644240028     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2004.01375.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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