Pharmacist-led model of antibiotic stewardship in a long-term care facility

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2-6

  Gugkaeva, Zina ^a,b   Franson, Melissa ^c  

^a Memorial Health Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic stewardship; Infectious diseases; Nursing home; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84872933668     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: 19435010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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