The impact of appropriate antibiotic prescribing on treatment evaluation parameters

Journal of Public Health in Africa

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 6-11

  Adorka, Matthias ^a   Honoré, Mitonga Kabwebwe ^a   Lubbe, Martie ^b   Serfontein, Jan ^b   Allen, Kirk ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y ASISTENCIA EN TECNOLOGÍA Y DISEÑO DEL ESTADO DE JALISCO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Days of hospitalization; Empiric treatment; Hospitalization costs; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; SURGICAL WARD; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85007329609     PISSN: 20389922     EISSN: 20389930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2013.e2     Document Type: Article

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