Drug utilisation 90% (DU90%) profiles of antibiotics in five Chinese children's hospitals (2002-2006)

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 250-255

  Zhang, Wenshuang ^a   Shen, Xuzhuang ^a   Bergman, Ulf ^b   Wang, Yi ^c   Chen, Yuan ^d   Huang, Min ^e   Zeng, Qiyi ^f   Wei, Jinghai ^a   Lu, Quan ^e   Wang, Gang ^d   Deng, Li ^f   Wang, Xiaohong ^c   Yao, Kaihu ^a   Yu, Sangjie ^a   Yang, Yonghong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e SHANGHAI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (China)

^f GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Children; Defined daily doses; Drug utilisation; Hospital

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFODIZIME; CEFONICID; CEFOTIAM; CEFPIRAMIDE; CEFRADINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SULBACTAM; SULPERAZON; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 49749140081     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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