Antimicrobial stewardship through telemedicine in a community hospital in southern Brazil

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  dos Santos, Rodrigo Pires ^a,b   Deutschendorf, Caroline ^b   Carvalho, Otavio Fontoura ^a   Timm, Robert ^a   Sparenberg, Adolfo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CARDIOLOGIA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DRUG USE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STANDARD; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRAZIL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84876047154     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X12473901     Document Type: Article

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