Role of pharmacists in antimicrobial stewardship programmes

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 948-952

  Garau, Javier ^a   Bassetti, Matteo ^b  

^a HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship programmes; Antimicrobials; Diseases; Infectious; Pharmacists

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; DEATH; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; TREATMENT FAILURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; TRENDS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 85053816428     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: 22107711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-018-0675-z     Document Type: Note

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