Evaluation of an antimicrobial stewardship approach to minimize Overuse of antibiotics in patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 193-195

  Kelley, Denise ^a   Aaronson, Patrick ^a   Poon, Elaine ^a   McCarter, Yvette S ^a,b   Bato, Ben ^a   Jankowski, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH JACKSONVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BACTERIURIA; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BACTERIURIA; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892685699     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674848     Document Type: Article

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