Reducing antimicrobial resistance through appropriate antibiotic usage in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 749-755

  Hsu, Li Yang ^a   Kwa, A L ^b   Lye, D C ^c   Chlebicki, M P ^c   Tan, T Y ^d   Ling, M L ^c   Wong, S Y ^e   Goh, L G ^b  

^a Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antibiotic surveillance; Antibiotic usage; Antimicrobial drug resistance; Antimicrobial stewardship; Clinical education; Pharmaceutical industry

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG INDUSTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SINGAPORE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54949086715     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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