Measuring antimicrobial prescribing quality in Australian hospitals: Development and evaluation of a national antimicrobial prescribing survey tool

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1912-1918

  James, Rodney ^a,b   Upjohn, Lydia ^b   Cotta, Menino ^a,b   Luu, Susan ^b   Marshall, Caroline ^a,b   Buising, Kirsty ^b   Thursky, Karin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

AMS; Antimicrobial stewardship; APS; Auditing

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SATISFACTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84930518538     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv047     Document Type: Article

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