The Worldwide Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children (ARPEC) point prevalence survey: developing hospital-quality indicators of antibiotic prescribing for children | Zendy

Ann Versporten | Zendy; J Bielicki | Zendy; Nico Drapier | Zendy; Mike Sharland | Zendy; Herman Goossens | Zendy

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The Worldwide Antibiotic Resistance and Prescribing in European Children (ARPEC) point prevalence survey: developing hospital-quality indicators of antibiotic prescribing for children

Author(s) -

Ann Versporten,

J Bielicki,

Nico Drapier,

Mike Sharland,

Herman Goossens

Publication year - 2016

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/dkv418

Subject(s) - medicine , latin americans , antibiotic resistance , antimicrobial , pediatrics , antimicrobial stewardship , meropenem , environmental health , antibiotics , philosophy , linguistics , chemistry , organic chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Previously, web-based tools for cross-sectional antimicrobial point prevalence surveys (PPSs) have been used in adults to develop indicators of quality improvement. We aimed to determine the feasibility of developing similar quality indicators of improved antimicrobial prescribing focusing specifically on hospitalized neonates and children worldwide.

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