Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients

Antibiotic resistance is a major public health problem. Infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria are associated with prolonged hospital stay and death compared with infections caused by susceptible bacteria. Appropriate antibiotic use in hospitals should ensure effective treatment of patien...

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Published in:	Cochrane database of systematic reviews Vol. 2; p. CD003543
Main Authors:	Davey, Peter, Marwick, Charis A, Scott, Claire L, Charani, Esmita, McNeil, Kirsty, Brown, Erwin, Gould, Ian M, Ramsay, Craig R, Michie, Susan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 09.02.2017
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Bacterial Agents - adverse effects Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial Infections - drug therapy Bacterial Infections - prevention & control Cross Infection - drug therapy Cross Infection - prevention & control Drug Resistance, Bacterial Humans Inpatients Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Practice Patterns, Physicians Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Time Factors
ISSN:	1469-493X, 1469-493X
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