How to assist clinicians in improving antimicrobial prescribing: Tools and interventions provided by stewardship programs

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2013, Pages 38-44

  López Medrano, Francisco ^a   Moreno Ramos, Francisco ^b   De Cueto, Marina ^c   Mora Rillo, Marta ^d   Salavert, Miguel ^e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ IDIPAZ   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Antifungal; Antimicrobial; Stewardship programs

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COUNSELING; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM;

ANTIBIOTIC; ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFÚNGICOS; ANTIMICROBIAL; ANTIMICROBIANOS; PROA; PROGRAMAS DE OPTIMIZACIÓN; STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84886890299     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-005X(13)70131-9     Document Type: Article

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