Characteristics of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs at Veterans Affairs Hospitals: Results of a Nationwide Survey

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 2016, Issue , 2016, Pages 647-654

  Chou, Ann F ^a,b,c   Graber, Christopher J ^d,e   Jones, Makoto ^c,f   Zhang, Yue ^f   Goetz, Matthew Bidwell ^d,e   Madaras Kelly, Karl ^g,h   Samore, Matthew ^c,f   Kelly, Allison ⁱ   Glassman, Peter A ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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

^g Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

^h IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Veterans Administration Central Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; SELF EVALUATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84959228105     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.26     Document Type: Article

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