European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2012: TARGET antibiotics through guidance, education, and tools

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 605, 2012, Pages 621-622

  Moore, Michael ^a   McNulty, Cliodna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; QUINOLONE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; EDITORIAL; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OUTPATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84870710164     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X659132     Document Type: Editorial

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