Antimicrobial stewardship activities in hospitals in Ireland and the United Kingdom: a comparison of two national surveys

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 776-781

  Fleming, Aoife ^a   Tonna, Antonella ^b   O’Connor, Síle ^c   Byrne, Stephen ^a   Stewart, Derek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Bon Secours Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescribing; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial stewardship; Hospital pharmacy; Ireland; Survey; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTRANET; IRELAND; MEDICAL AUDIT; MOBILE PHONE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM APPROPRIATENESS; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL AUDIT; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL AUDIT; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IRELAND; PHARMACISTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84943199806     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: 22107711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-015-0114-3     Document Type: Article

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