Hungarian hospital antibiotic consumption at the regional level, 1996-2005

Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-137

  Benko, R ^a   Matuz, M ^a   Doro, P ^a   Viola, R ^a   Hajdu, E ^a   Monnet, D L ^b,c   Soos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUNGARY; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LINEAR MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 65149098196     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-7468-6     Document Type: Article

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