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Changes in the pattern of hospital intravenous antimicrobial use in Saudi Arabia, 2006–2008

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Hospitals should measure antimicrobial use based on the WHO’s recommended metric, the defined daily dose (DDD). There is no data on antimicrobial usage based on DDD in Saudi Arabia. Thus, this study evaluates the trend in antimicrobial consumption based on this concept. DES...

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Autor principal: Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6080995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22871622
http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2012.517