Intra-abdominal infections: Model of antibiotic stewardship in an era with limited antimicrobial options

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-272

  Leone, Sebastiano ^a   Stefani, Stefania ^b   Venditti, Mario ^c   Grossi, Paolo ^d   Colizza, Sergio ^e   De Gasperi, Andrea ^f   Scaglione, Francesco ^g   Sganga, Gabriele ^h   Esposito, Silvano ⁱ  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^e Divisione di Chirurgia Generale   (Italy)

^f OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CARBAPENEMASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PORIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TIGECYCLINE;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CANDIDA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MODEL; MONOTHERAPY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 80051551629     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.06.003     Document Type: Letter

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