Selective reporting of antibiotic susceptibility data improves the appropriateness of intended antibiotic prescriptions in urinary tract infections: A case-vignette randomised study

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 627-636

  Coupat, C ^a   Pradier, C ^a,b   Degand, N ^b   Hofliger, P ^a   Pulcini, C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESIDENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84877873984     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1786-4     Document Type: Article

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