Using periodic point-prevalence surveys to assess appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing in Australian private hospitals

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 240-246

  Cotta, M O ^a,b   Robertson, M S ^c   Upjohn, L M ^a   Marshall, C ^a,b   Liew, D ^b   Buising, K L ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c EPWORTH HEALTHCARE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Appropriateness; Point prevalence; Surgical prophylaxis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ANTIMICROBIAL PRESCRIBING SURVEY TOOL; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; BONE INFECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; FUNGEMIA; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROGRAM APPROPRIATENESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SALMONELLOSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING;

EID: 84896862093     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12353     Document Type: Article

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