A multicenter study measuring appropriateness of Carbapenem use

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1324-1325

  Weston, Gregory ^a   Jacob, Jesse T ^a   Ray, Susan ^a,b   Varkey, Jay ^a,c   Gaynes, Robert P ^a,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; DORIPENEM; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM;

DRUG UTILIZATION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOTE; PREVALENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARBAPENEMS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICAL AUDIT;

EID: 84887589911     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673981     Document Type: Note

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