Implementation of treatment guidelines to support judicious use of antibiotic therapy

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-78

  Deuster, S ^a   Roten, I ^b   Muehlebach, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Central Institute of the Valais Hospitals   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Guideline adherence; Intervention program; Physician training; Prescribing practices; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL COMPLIANCE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWITZERLAND; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROSEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FORMULARIES, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SWITZERLAND; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349120757     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2009.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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