Antimicrobial stewardship programs in pediatrics

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1211-1217

  Hersh, Adam L ^a   Beekmann, Susan E ^b   Polgreen, Philip M ^b   Zaoutis, Theoklis E ^c   Newland, Jason G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; LINEZOLID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG UTILIZATION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; STAFF;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; MEDICAL AUDIT; NORTH AMERICA; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 73449125158     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/648088     Document Type: Article

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