Open AccessAntibiotic Prescribing in Various Clinical Departments in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Northern India
Author(s) -
Kumar Abhijit,
Pooja Jain,
Prerna Upadhyaya,
Shipra Jain
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8637.4384
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , ceftriaxone , pharmacy , antibiotics , family medicine , emergency medicine , orthopedic surgery , surgery , nursing , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Antibiotic resistance is not only a problem for the individual patient; it also reduces the effectiveness of established treatment and has become a major threat to public health by increasing the complexity and cost of treatment and reducing the probability of a successful outcome.