What prevents the intravenous to oral antibiotic switch? A qualitative study of hospital doctors' accounts of what influences their clinical practice

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 2295-2299

  Broom, Jennifer ^a,b   Broom, Alex ^c   Adams, Kate ^d   Plage, Stefanie ^c  

^a SUNSHINE COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d HULL AND EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; LAW SUIT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WORK EXPERIENCE; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS';

EID: 84982211895     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw129     Document Type: Article

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