Antibiotic use in Dutch hospitals 1991–1996
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Changes in antibiotic use in Dutch hospitals over a six-year period: 1997 to 2002.
OBJECTIVE To analyse trends in antibiotic use in Dutch hospitals over the period 1997 to 2002. METHODS Data on the use of antibiotics and hospital resource indicators were obtained by distributing a questionnaire to all Dutch hospital pharmacies. Antibiotic use was expressed as the number of defined daily doses (DDD) per 100 patient-days and as DDD per 100 admissions. RESULTS Between 1997 a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1460-2091,0305-7453
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.2.251