Editorial: Variations in outpatient antimicrobial use between and within countries: An ongoing mystery

Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-2

  Huttner, B ^a   Harbarth, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; ISRAEL; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; AMBULATORY CARE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS;

EID: 77549087959     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-009-9350-6     Document Type: Editorial

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