Lost in translation? Reliability of assessing inpatient antimicrobial appropriateness with use of computerized case vignettes

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-171

  Schwartz, David N ^a,b   Wu, Ulysses S ^a,b   Lyles, Rosie D ^a   Xiang, Yingxu ^a   Kieszkowski, Piotr ^a   Hota, Bala ^a,b   Weinstein, Robert A ^a,b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RELIABILITY; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; VIGNETTE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION; INPATIENTS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 58849147017     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593970     Document Type: Article

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