Implementation of guidelines for sequential therapy with fluoroquinolones in a Belgian hospital

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 404-410

  Buyle, Franky ^a   Vogelaers, Dirk ^a   Peleman, Renaat ^a   Van Maele, Georges ^b   Robays, Hugo ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Belgium; Clinical pharmacy; Drug administration; Fluoroquinolones; Practice guidelines; Prescribing

Indexed keywords

QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL WARD; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77953324068     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-010-9384-y     Document Type: Article

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