Impact of a Multidisciplinary Culture Follow-up Program of Antimicrobial Therapy in the Emergency Department

Infectious Diseases and Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 45-53

  Dumkow, Lisa E ^a,b   Kenney, Rachel M ^b   MacDonald, Nancy C ^b   Carreno, Joseph J ^c,d   Malhotra, Manu K ^b   Davis, Susan L ^b,c  

^a St Mary's Mercy Medical Center   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Culture follow up; Emergency department; Infectious diseases; Transition of care; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIURIA; DYSURIA; EMERGENCY WARD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; URINALYSIS; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84977159825     PISSN: 21938229     EISSN: 21936382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40121-014-0026-x     Document Type: Article

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