Antibiotic stewardship programs in long-term care facilities

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 20-25

  Smith, Philip W ^a   Watkins, Kristin ^b   Miller, Hannah ^c   VanSchooneveld, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^c NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG TERM CARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 80051902553     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: 19435010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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