Effect of a stewardship intervention on adherence to uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis guidelines in an emergency department setting

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Hecker, Michelle T ^a   Fox, Clinton J ^b   Son, Andrea H ^a   Cydulka, Rita K ^a   Siff, Jonathan E ^a   Emerman, Charles L ^a   Sethi, Ajay K ^c   Muganda, Christine P ^c   Donskey, Curtis J ^d  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP INTERVENTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CYSTITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PYELONEPHRITIS; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYSTITIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PYELONEPHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84896895410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087899     Document Type: Article

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