Impact of an antibiotic restriction program on antibiotic utilization in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-58

  Mansouri, M D ^a   Cadle, R M ^a   Agbahiwe, S O ^b   Musher, D M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic restriction program; Antibiotics; Hospital; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ERTAPENEM; LINEZOLID; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESTRICTION PROGRAM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952446586     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-010-0078-0     Document Type: Article

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