Implementing antimicrobial stewardship in the Australian private hospital system: A qualitative study

Australian Health Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 315-322

  Cotta, Menino O ^a,b   Robertson, Megan S ^c   Marshall, Caroline ^a,b   Thursky, Karin A ^a   Liew, Danny ^b   Buising, Kirsty L ^a  

^a PETER DOHERTY INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION AND IMMUNITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c EPWORTH HEALTHCARE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; MASS COMMUNICATION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84931453301     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH14111     Document Type: Article

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