The quality of studies evaluating antimicrobial stewardship interventions: a systematic review

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 555-561

  Schweitzer, V A ^a   van Heijl, I ^b   van Werkhoven, C H ^a   Islam, J ^c   Hendriks Spoor, K D ^b   Bielicki, J ^d   Bonten, M J M ^a   Walker, A S ^e   Llewelyn, M J ^c   Harbarth, S ^f   Huttner, B ^f   Little, P ^f   Rodriguez Bano J ^f   Savoldi, A ^f   van Smeden, M ^f   Tacconelli, E ^f   Timsit, J F ^f   Wolkewitz, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b TERGOOI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f University College London ^*

Author keywords

Antimicrobial stewardship; Methodology; Quality; Study design; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VALIDITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85060333760     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.11.002     Document Type: Review

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