Growing a "positive culture" of antimicrobial stewardship in a community hospital

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 314-320

  Leung, Valerie ^a,b   Gill, Suzanne ^a   Sauve, Jaclyn ^a   Walker, Kelly ^a   Stumpo, Carmine ^a   Powis, Jeff ^a  

^a TORONTO EAST GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Canada Health Infoway   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Clostridium difficile; Prospective audit and feedback

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT;

EID: 84873559726     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: 19202903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.v64i5.1065     Document Type: Article

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