Implementation of antimicrobial stewardship policies in U.S. hospitals: Findings from a national survey

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 261-264

  Pogorzelska Maziarz, Monika ^a   Herzig, Carolyn T A ^b   Larson, Elaine L ^b   Furuya, E Yoko ^c   Perencevich, Eli N ^d   Stone, Patricia W ^e  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP POLICY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL CARE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PHARMACY; UNITED STATES; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFECTION CONTROL; POLICY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923370534     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2014.50     Document Type: Article

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