An outpatient antibacterial stewardship intervention during the journey to JCI accreditation

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Song, Ping ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Zhou, Quan ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterials; Continuous quality improvement; Drug utilization; Inappropriate prescribing; Intervention; Outpatient health services; Pharmacoeconomics; Prescription auditing; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; ORNIDAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACCREDITATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; OUTPATIENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCREDITATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHINA; DRUG COSTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OUTPATIENTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84908120624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20506511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2050-6511-15-8     Document Type: Article

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