Antibiotic policies in acute English NHS trusts: Implementation of 'Start Smart-Then Focus' and relationship with Clostridium difficile infection rates

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1230-1235

  Llewelyn, Martin J ^a   Hand, Kieran ^b   Hopkins, Susan ^c   Sarah Walker, A ^d  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic policy; Antibiotic stewardship; C. difficile

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHARMACIST; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PYELONEPHRITIS; SEPSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; POLICY; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; DRUG UTILIZATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY;

EID: 84926472272     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku515     Document Type: Article

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