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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2012.517 |