Use of antibiotics at the emergency department
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Background The question about rational use of antibiotics is always topical. The aim of the present research was to analyse the use of antibiotics in an emergency department (ED): Which antibiotics are prescribed, how often and under which diagnoses? Are they appropriate and are they changed in the stationary unit? (All admitted patients are transferred to other units after initial treatment in the ED). Finally, which microbial cultures are performed before initiation of antibiotic treatment?
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010