Variability in outpatient antimicrobial consumption in Israel

Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-18

  Nitzan, O ^a   Low, M ^b   Lavi, I ^c   Hammerman, A ^d   Klang, S ^d   Raz, R ^a,e  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Information Unit   (Israel)

^c CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^e TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; UREIDOPENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77549087225     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-009-9065-8     Document Type: Article

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