A simple intervention to reduce inappropriate ciprofloxacin prescribing in the emergency department

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 481-485

  Fagan, Mark ^a   Lindbæk, Morten ^a,b   Reiso, Harald ^a   Berild, Dag ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic stewardship; Emergency department; Intervention; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; MECILLINAM; METHENAMINE; NITROFURANTOIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIVMECILLINAM; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTITIS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG FORMULARY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PYELONEPHRITIS; RISK REDUCTION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MICROBIOLOGY; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

AMDINOCILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYSTITIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; NORWAY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PYELONEPHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84902584830     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365548.2014.880187     Document Type: Article

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