Evaluation of the therapeutic use of antibiotics in Aegean Region hospitals of Turkey: A multicentric study

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-129

  Ozgenc O ^a   Genc V E ^a   Ari, A A ^a   Sibel, E L ^b   Sacar S ^c   Ozunlu, H ^d   Akgul, A ^e   Demirturk, N ^f   Cetin C B ^g   Sungur, M ^h   Coskuner, S A ^a   Avci, Meltem ^a   Ergonul, O ⁱ  

^a Izmir Bozyaka Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Ataturk Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

^c PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Hospital   (Turkey)

^e Mu la State Hospital   (Turkey)

^f AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h Merkez Efendi State Hospital   (Turkey)

ⁱ MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic restriction policy; appropriate antibiotic usage

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CILASTATIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; SULBACTAM; TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 79959241213     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.81788     Document Type: Article

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