Antimicrobial stewardship in daily practice: Managing an important resource

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 261-265

  Le Saux, Nicole ^a  

^a CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY   (Canada)

Author keywords

AOM; C difficile; E coli; Pneumonia; Superbugs; UTIs

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VACCINE;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ALLERGY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CONTAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; PHARYNGITIS; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; URINE CULTURE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84900418833     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/19.5.261     Document Type: Review

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