Impact of an assisted reassessment of antibiotic therapies on the quality of prescriptions in an intensive care unit

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 480-485

  Bornard, L ^a   Dellamonica, J ^a,b   Hyvernat, H ^a   Girard Pipau, F ^a,b   Molinari, N ^c   Sotto, A ^d,e   Roger, P M ^a,b   Bernardin, G ^a,b   Pulcini, C ^a,b,e  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^d NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic stewardship; Antibiotic therapy; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG QUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLINICAL AUDIT; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 80053053526     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2010.12.022     Document Type: Article

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