A multicenter point-prevalence survey of antibiotic use in 13 Chinese hospitals

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 55-61

  Xie, Duo shuang ^a   Xiang, Li li ^a   Li, Rui ^a   Hu, Qiao ^a   Luo, Qing qin ^a   Xiong, Wei ^b  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; China; Point prevalence survey

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS SULBACTAM; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; LINCOSAMIDE; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; MEZLOCILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS SULBACTAM; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHINA; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL WARD; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL WARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WARD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHINA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84920655610     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2014.07.001     Document Type: Article

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