Hospital- and patient-related factors associated with differences in hospital antibiotic use: Analysis of national surveillance results

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Haug, Jon Birger ^a   Berild, Dag ^a   Walberg, Mette ^b   Reikvam, Åsmund ^a,c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b VESTRE VIKEN HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibiotic surveillance; Antibiotic use; Hospitals; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTIC; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ICD-10; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84988905872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13756-014-0040-5     Document Type: Article

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