Reducing Vancomycin Use Utilizing a Computer Guideline
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Reducing vancomycin use utilizing a computer guideline: results of a randomized controlled trial.
BACKGROUND Vancomycin-resistant enterococci represent an increasingly important cause of nosocomial infections. Minimizing vancomycin use represents a key strategy in preventing the spread of these infections. OBJECTIVE To determine whether a structured ordering intervention using computerized physician order entry that requires use of a guideline could reduce intravenous vancomycin use. DE...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0899-823X,1559-6834
DOI: 10.1017/s0195941700067941