A comparison of antibiotic point prevalence survey data from four Irish regional/general hospitals

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 457-461

  Naughton, C ^a,b   Hennessy, Y ^c   Mannion, C ^d   Philbin, M ^e  

^a Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c WEXFORD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d St Lukes General Hospital Kilkenny   (Ireland)

^e Tullamore General Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Point prevalence; Prescribing; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLARITHROMYCIN PLUS LANSOPRAZOLE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NYSTATIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMONIA; POINT PREVALENCE SURVEY; PRESCRIPTION; RASH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TONSILLITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79955626571     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-011-0677-5     Document Type: Article

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