From intermittent antibiotic point prevalence surveys to quality improvement: Experience in Scottish hospitals

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Malcolm, William ^a   Nathwani, Dilip ^b   Davey, Peter ^c   Cromwell, Tracey ^d   Patton, Andrea ^e   Reilly, Jacqueline ^a   Cairns, Shona ^a   Bennie, Marion ^d,f  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Population Health Sciences Division Medical Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

^d INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^e HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Antimicrobial stewardship; Hospital prescribing; Point prevalence survey; Prescribing indicators; Quality improvement; Surgical prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DRUG QUALITY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT ANTIBIOTIC POINT PREVALENCE SURVEY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84882650423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-2-3     Document Type: Article

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