Evaluation of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy at a veterans affairs hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1103-1105

  Spivak, Emily Sydnor ^a,b   Kendall, Brian ^a,b   Orlando, Patricia ^a,c   Perez, Christian ^b   De Amorim, Marina ^b   Samore, Matthew ^a,b   Pavia, Andrew T ^b   Hersh, Adam L ^b  

^a Healthcare System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DAPTOMYCIN; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BONE AND JOINT INFECTIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VETERAN; AMBULATORY CARE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84958538765     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.131     Document Type: Article

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