Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship programme on patient safety in Singapore General Hospital

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-60

  Liew, Yi Xin ^a   Lee, Winnie ^a   Loh, Joan Chain Zhu ^a   Cai, Yiying ^a   Tang, Sarah Si Lin ^a   Lim, Cheryl Li Ling ^a   Teo, Jocelyn ^a   Ong, Rachel Wen Qin ^a   Kwa, Andrea Lay Hoon ^a   Chlebicki, MacIej Piotr ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship programme; Impact; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861915962     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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