Antimicrobial stewardship programs in freestanding children's hospitals

Pediatrics

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-39

  Hersh, Adam L ^a   De Lurgio, Stephen A ^b   Thurm, Cary ^c   Lee, Brian R ^b   Weissman, Scott J ^d   Courter, Joshua D ^e   Brogan, Thomas V ^f   Shah, Samir S ^e   Kronman, Matthew P ^d   Gerber, Jeffrey S ^g   Newland, Jason G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital Association Overland Park   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; LINEZOLID; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HEALTH PROGRAM; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; TREND STUDY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84920476448     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-2579     Document Type: Article

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