Electronic antibiotic stewardship - Reduced consumption of broad-spectrum antibiotics using a computerized antimicrobial approval system in a hospital setting

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 608-616

  Buising, Kirsty L ^a,b   Thursky, K A ^a,b   Robertson, M B ^a   Black, J F ^a,b   Street, A C ^a,b   Richards, M J ^a,b   Brown, G V ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic stewardship; Antibiotics; Approval; Computer; Decision support

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PSEUDOMONAS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49649096431     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn218     Document Type: Article

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