Prospective multicentre feasibility study of a quality of care indicator for intravenous to oral switch therapy with highly bioavailable antibiotics

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2043-2046

  Buyle, F M ^a   Metz Gercek, S ^b   Mechtler, R ^b   Kern, W V ^c   Robays, H ^a   Vogelaers, D ^a   Struelens, M J ^d,e   Allerberger, F ^f   Byl, B ^f   Costers, M ^f   Ernes, C ^f   Frank, A ^f   Gareis, R ^f   Hendrickx, E ^f   Krause, R ^f   Lechner, A ^f   Mittermayer, H ^f  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Antimicrobial practice; Antimicrobial stewardship; Process indicators; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG INDICATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEPSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BELGIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864508318     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dks145     Document Type: Article

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