Effects of pharmaceutical counselling on antimicrobial use in surgical wards: Intervention study with historical control group

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 739-746

  Grill, Eva ^a   Weber, Alexandra ^a   Lohmann, Stefanie ^a   Vetter Kerkhoff, Cornelia ^a   Strobl, Ralf ^a   Jauch, Karl Walter ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Administration; Antibacterial agents; Hospital; Pharmacists; Surgery department

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; THEOPHYLLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACIST; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WARD; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959694603     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.2126     Document Type: Article

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