Influencing the use of antibiotics in a Chinese pediatric intensive care unit

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 787-793

  Ding, Hui ^a   Yang, Yonghong ^a   Wei, Jinghai ^a   Fan, Shaozhen ^a   Yu, Sangjie ^a   Yao, Kaihu ^a   Wang, Aihua ^a   Shen, Xuzhuang ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; China; Intervention study; Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU); Prescribing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIPENEM; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DRUG COSTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 56549122388     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-008-9220-9     Document Type: Article

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