Audit of physicians' adherence to the antibiotic policy guidelines in Kuwait

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 310-317

  Aly, Nasser Y ^a,b   Omar, Abeer A ^a,b   Badawy, Dina A ^a,c   Al Mousa, Haifa H ^a   Sadek, Ali A ^a,b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antibiotic policy guidelines, adherence; Kuwait; Rational prescribing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; DRUG INDICATION; EAR INFECTION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KUWAIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NOSE INFECTION; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; KUWAIT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84862170147     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: 14230151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000334769     Document Type: Article

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