Antibiotic timing in neonates with suspected hospital-acquired infections

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-28

  Bissinger, Robin L ^a   Mueller, Martina ^a   Cox, Toby Hoffman ^a   Cahill, John ^b   Garner, Sandra S ^a   Irving, Michael ^a   Annibale, David J ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Computerized physician order entry; Hospital acquired infection; Infant; Neonate; Nosocomial sepsis; Sepsis; Timeliness; Timing; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TIME MANAGEMENT; TIME TO TREATMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TIME MANAGEMENT; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84873584634     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: 15360911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e3182862c99     Document Type: Article

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