Improving and maintaining adherence with hospital antibiotic policies: A strategy for success

G. Conlon; M.A. Aldeyab; J.C. McElnay; M.G. Scott; F.A. Magee; E Davies; D. Gill; F.W. Darwish Elhajji; S.M. Elshibly; M.P. Kearney

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2010.08.005

Improving and maintaining adherence with hospital antibiotic policies: A strategy for success

G. Conlon, M.A. Aldeyab, J.C. McElnay, M.G. Scott, F.A. Magee, E Davies, D. Gill, F.W. Darwish Elhajji, S.M. Elshibly, M.P. Kearney

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	88-89
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	77
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2010.08.005
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - Jan 2011

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Cited By :5

Export Date: 15 September 2018

CODEN: JHIND

Correspondence Address: Aldeyab, M.A.; Clinical and Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom; email: [email protected]

Chemicals/CAS: Anti-Bacterial Agents

References: Paterson, D.L., The role of antimicrobial management programs in optimizing antibiotic prescribing within hospitals (2006) Clin Infect Dis, 42 (SUPPL. 2), pp. S90-95; Gould, I.M., Antibiotic policies to control hospital-acquired infection (2008) J Antimicrob Chemother, 61, pp. 763-765; Lesprit, P., Brun-Buisson, C., Hospital antibiotic stewardship (2008) Curr Opin Infect Dis, 21, pp. 344-349; Davey, P., Brown, E., Fenelon, L., Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients (2005) Cochrane Database Syst Rev, , (4):CD003543; Aldeyab, M.A., Elshibly, S.M., McElnay, J.C., An evaluation of compliance with an antibiotic policy in surgical wards at a general teaching hospital in Northern Ireland (2009) Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 30, pp. 921-922; Arnold, F.W., McDonald, L.C., Smith, R.S., Newman, D., Ramirez, J.A., Improving antimicrobial use in the hospital setting by providing usage feedback to prescribing physicians (2006) Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 27, pp. 378-382; Burnett, K.M., Scott, M.G., Fleming, G.F., Clark, C.M., McElnay, J.C., Effects of an integrated medicines management program on medication appropriateness in hospitalized patients (2009) Am J Health Syst Pharm, 66, pp. 854-859

Keywords

antibiotic therapy
clinical practice
drug use
health care personnel
hospital policy
human
letter
lower respiratory tract infection
patient compliance
practice guideline
prescription
urinary tract infection
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Attitude of Health Personnel
Drug Utilization
Guideline Adherence
Hospitals
Humans
Organizational Policy
Pharmacists

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