Off-label use of antibiotics in hospitalized patients: Focus on tigecycline

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1344-1346

  Curcio, Daniel ^a  

^a Instituto Sacre Cour   (Argentina)

Author keywords

APACHE II; Intensive care units; Randomized clinical trials

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MINOCYCLINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG SAFETY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LATIN AMERICA; MINOCYCLINE; OFF-LABEL USE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76249124162     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp342     Document Type: Letter

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