Antimicrobial stewardship in acute care centres: A survey of 68 hospitals in Quebec

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-242

  Nault, Vincent ^a   Beaudoin, Mathieu ^a   Thirion, Daniel J G ^c   Gosselin, Michel ^d   Cossette, Benoit ^b   Valiquette, Louis ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Antimicrobials; Guidelines; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; PHARMACIST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 49149091690     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/845651     Document Type: Article

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