Antibiotic use in Vietnamese hospitals: A multicenter point-prevalence study

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 840-844

  Thu, Truong Anh ^a,b   Rahman, Mahbubur ^c   Coffin, Susan ^d   Harun Or Rashid, Md ^a   Sakamoto, Junichi ^a   Hung, Nguyen Viet ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b BACH MAI HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Indication; Prescription; Prevalence; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VIET NAM; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868200184     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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