Antibiotic stewardship: Overcoming implementation barriers

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 357-362

  Bal, Abhijit M ^a   Gould, Ian M ^b  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antibiotic de escalation; antibiotic stewardship; care bundles

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 79960275348     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3283483262     Document Type: Review

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