Selection of hospital antimicrobial prescribing quality indicators: A consensus among German antibiotic stewardship (ABS) networkers

Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 351-362

  Thern, J ^a   De With, K ^b   Strauss, R ^c   Steib Bauert, M ^b   Weber, N ^b   Kern, W V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial prescribing; Antimicrobial stewardship; Quality improvement; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONSENSUS; DISEASE SPECIFIC SURVIVAL; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HOSPITAL ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PERFORMANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKSHOP; HOSPITAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CONSENSUS; GERMANY; HOSPITALS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84897522458     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: 14390973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-013-0559-z     Document Type: Article

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