Antimicrobial Stewardship programs: Comparison of a program with infectious diseases pharmacist support to a program with a geographic pharmacist staffng model

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 477-483

  Bessesen, Mary T ^a,b   Ma, Andrew ^c   Clegg, Daniel ^d   Fugit, Randolph V ^a,e   Pepe, Anthony ^a   Goetz, Matthew Bidwell ^c,f   Graber, Christopher J ^c,f  

^a VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Anti infective agents; Antibacterial agents; Antimicrobial stewardship; Pharmacists

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 84975717785     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: 19451253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj5006-477     Document Type: Article

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