Antimicrobial stewardship at transition of care from hospital to community

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 401-404

  Shrestha, Nabin K ^a   Bhaskaran, Archana ^a   Scalera, Nikole M ^a   Schmitt, Steven K ^a   Rehm, Susan J ^a   Gordon, Steven M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY BASED PARENTERAL ANTIINFECTIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; OHIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858844742     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664758     Document Type: Article

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