Antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist interventions for coagulase- negative staphylococci positive blood cultures using rapid polymerase chain reaction;Intervenciones del farmacéutico responsable a la administración antimicrobiana para hemocultivos positivos de estafilococos coagulasa negativos usando la rápida reacción en cadena de la polimerasa

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1484-1490

  Wong, Jordan R ^a   Bauer, Karri A ^a   Mangino, Julie E ^a   Goff, Debra A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Bacteremia; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Economic analysis; Outcomes; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONCURRENT INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHARMACIST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RAPID POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; COAGULASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84869210750     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1R439     Document Type: Article

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