Inappropriate prescribing of aminoglycosides: risk factors and impact of an antibiotic control team
Author(s) -
Jean-Ralph Zahar,
C. Rioux,
Emmanuelle Girou,
Anne Hulin,
Colette Sauve,
Alexandra Bernier-Combes,
Christian Brun-Buisson,
Philippe Lesprit
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl288
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , observational study , odds ratio , confidence interval , emergency medicine , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , pharmacology , biology
Many factors are involved in the appropriate use of aminoglycosides, such as modalities of administration, drug levels monitoring and duration of treatment. We assessed prospectively the impact of an antibiotic control team on the appropriateness of prescriptions.
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