Quantifying antibiotic use in paediatrics: A proposal for neonatal DDDs

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1301-1303

  Liem, T B Y ^a   Heerdink, E R ^b   Egberts, A C G ^c   Rademaker, C M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; ENZYME INHIBITOR; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG USE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 77957300823     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-0990-3     Document Type: Article

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