Hospital antibiotic stewardship

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 344-349

  Lesprit, Philippe ^a   Brun Buisson, Christian ^b  

^a Infection Control Unit   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial use; Hospital; Infection control; Prescription; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; POLICY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49049094920     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3283013959     Document Type: Review

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