Reflections from an antimicrobial stewardship program

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1588-1589

  Gaffin, Neil ^a  

^a VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASYMPTOMATIC BACTERIURIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DRUG USE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; DRUG UTILIZATION; INCIDENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE;

EID: 84929222791     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ073     Document Type: Letter

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