Specific control measures for antibiotic prescription are related to lower consumption in hospitals: Results from a French multicentre pilot study

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 823-829

  Miliani, Katiuska ^a   L'hériteau, François ^a   Alfandari, Serge ^b   Arnaud, Isabelle ^a   Costa, Yannick ^c   Delière, Elisabeth ^d   Carbonne, Anne ^a   Astagneau, Pascal ^a,e  

^a Regional Co ordinating Centre for Nosocomial Infection Control   (France)

^b Tourcoing Hospital   (France)

^c Centre hospitalier de Lagny Marne la Vallee   (France)

^d Hospital Centre of Mantes la Jolie   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial practice; Hospital antibiotic consumption; Infection control measures

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FRANCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL POLICY; INFECTION CONTROL; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FRANCE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 52949126411     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn277     Document Type: Article

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