Patterns of antimicrobial prescribing in a tertiary care hospital in Oman

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-39

  Al Yamani, Abdulrahman ^a   Khamis, Faryal ^b   Al Zakwani, Ibrahim ^c   Al Noomani, Hamed ^b   Al Noomani, Jaleela ^b   Al Abri, Seif ^b  

^a OMAN MEDICAL SPECIALTY BOARD   (Oman)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; Antimicrobial agents; Arabs; Inappropriate prescribing; Oman

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTEREMIA; CELLULITIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OMAN; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84955255143     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2016.07     Document Type: Article

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