Core elements of outpatient antibiotic stewardship

MMWR Recommendations and Reports

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1-12

  Sanchez, Guillermo V ^a   Fleming Dutra, Katherine E ^a   Roberts, Rebecca M ^a   Hicks, Lauri A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85006351518     PISSN: 10575987     EISSN: 15458601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.rr6506a1     Document Type: Article

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