Antimicrobial drug use in a small Indian community hospital

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 194-198

  Blomberg, M ^a   Jensen, M Blomberg ^b   Henry, A ^c   Singh, S T ^c   Banipal, R P Singh ^d   da Cunha Bang, C ^e   Bygbjerg, I C ^b,f  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c Christian Hospital Mungeli   (United States)

^d CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, UNDER 100; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; INDIA; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957337431     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2010.090157     Document Type: Article

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