Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in different countries: A comparison

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 473-478

  Esposito, S ^a   Noviello, S ^a   Leone, S ^a   Tice, A ^b   Seibold, G ^b   Nathwani, D ^c   Scaglione, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; OUTPATIENT PARENTERAL ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; OUTPATIENTS;

EID: 7044263236     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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