Guidelines for the treatment of pneumonia and urinary tract infections: Evaluation of methodological quality using the appraisal of guidelines, research and evaluation II instrument

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1106-1114

  Henig, O ^a   Yahav, D ^b,c   Leibovici, L ^b,c   Paul, M ^c,d  

^a Lady Davis Carmel Medical Centre   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Rambam Health Care Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conflicts of interests; Evidence based medicine; Guidelines; Recommendations; Risk of bias

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES; RECOMMENDATIONS; RISK OF BIAS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84888065346     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12348     Document Type: Review

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