Iranian surgeons' compliance with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists guidelines: Antibiotic prophylaxis in private versus teaching hospitals in Shiraz, Iran

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 253-259

  Mahdaviazad, Hamideh ^a   Masoompour, Seyed Masoom ^a   Askarian, Mehrdad ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Compliance; Iran; Private hospital; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; SURGICAL WARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT DURATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857075837     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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