Intervention to improve the quality of antimicrobial prescribing for urinary tract infection: A cluster randomized trial

CMAJ

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 108-115

  Vellinga, Akke ^a   Galvin, Sandra ^a   Duane, Sinead ^a   Callan, Aoife ^a   Bennett, Kathleen ^b   Cormican, Martin ^c   Domegan, Christine ^a   Murphy, Andrew W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NITROFURANTOIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG QUALITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLINICAL AUDIT; GENERAL PRACTICE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; REMINDER SYSTEMS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84957065887     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150601     Document Type: Article

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