Unnecessary Use of Antimicrobials in Hospitalized Patients

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Authors

Michelle T. Hecker · Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

Abstract

In our institution, hospitalized patients frequently received unnecessary antimicrobial therapy, and antianaerobic agents were often prescribed when this spectrum of activity was not indicated.

Topics & Keywords

Antibiotic Use and Resistance Nosocomial Infections in ICU Infection Control in Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Internal Medicine

Volume 163, Issue 8, pp. 972-972

DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.8.972

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