Effects of an operational multidisciplinary team on hospital antibiotic use and cost in France: A cluster controlled trial

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 521-528

  Bevilacqua, Sibylle ^a,b   Demoré, Béatrice ^c,d   Erpelding, Marie Line ^a   Boschetti, Emmanuelle ^c   May, Thierry ^a,d   May, Isabelle ^c   Rabaud, Christian ^a,d   Thilly, Nathalie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cluster controlled trial; Consumption; Cost savings; Costs; France; Multidisciplinary team

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TEICOPLANIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FRANCE; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 79960067556     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-011-9499-9     Document Type: Article

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