A quality improvement programme to increase compliance with an anti-infective prescribing policy

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1916-1920

  Thakkar, Kandarp ^a   Gilchrist, Mark ^a   Dickinson, Edward ^a,b   Benn, Jonathan ^b   Franklin, Bryony Dean ^a,c   Jacklin, Ann ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti infectives; Antibiotic stewardship; Prescribing; QIP

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DRUG MONITORING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960444154     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr207     Document Type: Article

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