Improvement of antibiotic prescription in outpatient care: A cluster-randomized intervention study using a sentinel surveillance network of physicians

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 602-608

  Hürlimann, David ^a   Limacher, Andreas ^a   Schabel, Maria ^b   Zanetti, Giorgio ^c   Berger, Christoph ^d   Mühlemann, Kathrin ^a   Kronenberg, Andreas ^a   Piero, Andreoli ^e   Hans ruedi, Banderet ^e   Pierre, Béguin ^e   Andreas, Birrer ^e   Charles, Dvorak ^f   Peter, Frey ^e   Martine, Gallacchi ^g   Dagmar, Haller Hester ^e   Lilli, Herzig ^e   Thomas, Lehmann ^e   Marco, Merlo Christoph ^e   Bridevaux, Peytremann ^e   Jörg, Rohrer ^e   Bernhard, Rüetschi ^e   Markus, Schnoz ^h   Nicolas, Senn ^e   Alfred, Staehelin ^e   Benedikt, Stark ⁱ   Herbert, Suter ^j   Andreas, Zeller ^e   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e Bern University Hospital and University of Bern ^*  (Switzerland)

^f NONE   (Switzerland)

^g NONE   (Brazil)

^h NONE   (Switzerland)

ⁱ NONE   (Switzerland)

^j NONE   (Switzerland)

more..

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Antibiotic prescribing; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; MACROLIDE; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLINASE INHIBITOR; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTPATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL ANGINA; SWITZERLAND; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922454990     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku394     Document Type: Article

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