Blood culture-guided de-escalation of empirical antimicrobial regimen for critical patients in an online antimicrobial stewardship programme

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 520-527

  Wang, Hsiu Yin ^a   Chiu, Cheng Hsun ^b   Huang, Ching Tai ^b   Cheng, Chun Wen ^b   Lin, Yu Jr ^a   Hsu, Ying Jen ^a   Chen, Chi Hua ^a   Deng, Shin Tarng ^a   Leu, Hsieh Shong ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

antimicrobial approval system; Antimicrobial stewardship; Blood culture; De escalation; Hospital wide computerized

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; TAIWAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; HOSPITAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SEPSIS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84911948929     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.07.025     Document Type: Article

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