Implementation of a pharmacist-led antimicrobial management team in a community teaching hospital: Use of pharmacy residents and pharmacy students in a prospective audit and feedback approach

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 531-535

  Laible, Brad R ^a,b   Nazir, Jawad ^c   Assimacopoulos, Aris P ^c   Schut, Jennifer ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial; resident; stewardship

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERTAPENEM; FLUCONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 78650219005     PISSN: 08971900     EISSN: 15311937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0897190009358775     Document Type: Article

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