Antibiotic surveillance on a paediatric intensive care unit: easy attainable strategy at low costs and resources

Antibiotic surveillance on a paediatric intensive care unit: easy attainable strategy at low costs and resources

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Antibiotic surveillance is mandatory to optimise antibiotic therapy. Our objectives were to evaluate antibiotic use in our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and to implement a simple achievable intervention aimed at improving anti...

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Main Authors: Stocker Martin, Ferrao Eduardo, Banya Winston, Cheong Jamie, Macrae Duncan, Furck Anke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Antibiotic surveillance
Paediatric intensive care unit
CDC 12-Step Campaign
Checklist
antimicrobial stewardship program
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/12/196

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