Antibiotic use: Knowledge and perceptions in two university hospitals

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 936-940

  Lucet, Jean Christophe ^a,c   Nicolas Chanoine, Marie Hélène ^b,c   Roy, Carine ^a   Riveros Palacios, Oscar ^a   Diamantis, Sylvain ^a,c   Le Grand, Jennifer ^b   Papy, Emmanuelle ^a   Rioux, Christophe ^a   Fantin, Bruno ^b,c   Lefort, Agnes ^b,c   Ravaud, Philippe ^a,c  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial management; Case vignettes; Continuing medical education; Guideline adherence; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIGNETTE;

EID: 79952809689     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq541     Document Type: Article

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