A framework for ensuring a balanced accounting of the impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 3223-3231

  Toma, Madalina ^a   Davey, Peter G ^a   Marwick, Charis A ^a   Guthrie, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL OUTCOME; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REASSURANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85031911990     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx312     Document Type: Article

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