Improvement in vancomycin utilization in adults in a Saudi Arabian Medical Center using the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee guidelines and simple educational activity
Summary: Objective: To evaluate vancomycin utilization according to the adapted criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with a report of the effect of education program on the utilization. Method: We evaluated the utilization of vancomycin over a 3-month period pre- and pos...
Main Authors: | Jean G. Dib, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Saud Al Abdulmohsin, Khurram Mohammed, Phyllis D. Jenden |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034109000525 |
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