Antibiotic stewardship: A call for action by the urologic community

European Urology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 358-360

  Wagenlehner, Florian M E ^a   Bartoletti, Ricardo ^b   Cek, Mete ^c   Grabe, Magnus ^d   Kahlmeter, Gunnar ^e   Pickard, Robert ^f   Bjerklund Johansen, Truls E ^g  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; RISK FACTOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROSEPSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UROLOGY;

EID: 84881190831     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.05.044     Document Type: Editorial

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