Prescribing trends before and after implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 262-266

  Cairns, Kelly A ^a   Jenney, Adam W J ^a,b   Abbott, Iain J ^a   Skinner, Matthew J ^a,c   Doyle, Joseph S ^a   Dooley, Michael ^a,b   Cheng, Allen C ^a,b  

^a ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84876762384     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11683     Document Type: Review

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