Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial utilization in the cardiac and pediatric critical care unit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Blinova, Ekaterina ^a,b   Lau, Elaine ^a,b   Bitnun, Ari ^a   Cox, Peter ^a   Schwartz, Steven ^a   Atenafu, Eshetu ^c   Yau, Yvonne ^a   Streitenberger, Laurie ^a   Parshuram, Christopher S ^a   Marshall, John ^d   Seto, Winnie ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Cross sectional studies; Infection; PICU

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL UTILIZATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANADA; CARDIAC CRITICAL CARE UNIT; CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTION; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; EAR INFECTION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH INFECTION; PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE UNIT; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84880818854     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31828a846d     Document Type: Review

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