The effects of infectious disease consultations on antibiotic use, resistance and cost;Enfeksiyon hastaliklari konsültasyon hizmetlerinin antibiyotik kullanimi, direnç ve maliyet üzerindeki etkisi

Gulhane Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-77

  Aksoy, Sadik Bora ^a   Coşkun, Ömer ^b,c   Gül, Hanefi Cem ^b   Görenek, Levent ^b   Eyigün, Can Polat ^b  

^a Balikesir Asker Hastanesi Enfeksiyon Hastaliklari Servisi ^*

^b GATF Enfeksiyon Hastaliklari ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji AD

^c GATF Enfeksiyon Hastaliklari ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dali   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Consultation; Cost; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 47649105313     PISSN: 13020471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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