Hospital emergency response to novel influenza a (H1N1) pandemic in a large New York City Hospital: An opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 532-537

  Ahmad, Haniyyah ^a   Guo, Yi ^b   Yaghdjian, Vicken ^b   Chung, Philip ^b   Ostrowsky, Belinda ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial stewardship; guidelines; influenza

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR; RIMANTADINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PANDEMIC; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864582123     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: 19451253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4707-532     Document Type: Article

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