The impact of an infectious diseases specialist-directed computerized physician order entry antimicrobial stewardship program targeting linezolid use

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 434-435

  Po, John Leander ^a   Nguyen, Bao Q ^a   Carling, Philip C ^b  

^a Banner Estrella Medical Center   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEZOLID;

ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG COST; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE;

ACETAMIDES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; OXAZOLIDINONES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 84858808372     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664766     Document Type: Letter

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