Antimicrobial consumption in three pediatric and neonatal intensive care units in Saudi Arabia: 33-month surveillance study

Antimicrobial consumption in three pediatric and neonatal intensive care units in Saudi Arabia: 33-month surveillance study

Abstract Background Despite their critical role in antimicrobial stewardship programs, data on antimicrobial consumption among the pediatric and neonatal population is limited internationally and lacking in Saudi Arabia. The current study was done as part of our antimicrobial stewardship activities....

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Main Authors: Hanan H. Balkhy, Aiman El-Saed, Ali AlShehri, Mohammad Alshaalan, Omar Hijazi, Ashraf El-Metwally, Sameera M. Aljohany, Saif Al Saif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Defined daily dose
Days of therapy
Children
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12941-019-0320-2

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