Knowing when to stop antibiotic therapy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 121-123

  Gilbert, Gwendolyn L ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MORTALITY; NOTE; SEPSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TIME;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; SEPSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84928228576     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.01201     Document Type: Note

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