Compliance with recommendations and clinical outcomes for formal and informal infectious disease specialist consultations

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 887-894

  Sellier, E ^a,b   Labarere J ^a,b   Gennai, S ^a   Bal, G ^a   Francois P ^a,b   Pavese, P ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACTEREMIA; BONE INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051670615     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1172-7     Document Type: Article

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