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Considerations for implementing an antibiotic policy in hospital practice
Postgrad Doc - Caribbean ; 10(5): 246-57, Oct. 1994.
Artigo em Inglês | MedCarib | ID: med-5031
Biblioteca responsável: JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R31.P75
ABSTRACT
An antibiotic policy should aim for the safe, effective and economical use of antimicrobial drugs, and to prevent their indiscriminate use and development of resistant bacterial strains. The term 'antibiotic' is used as a general term for all antimicrobial drugs. Antibiotics prescriptions should be based on clinical evidence of bacterial infection, preferably substantiated by appropriate laboratory culture and sensitivity tests. Viral infections are not an indication for antibiotic prescriptions. Patient factors to be considered for choice and dose of an antibiotic are age, pregnancy, lactation, renal and hepatic impairment. Immunodeficient patients should receive only bactericidal drugs. Severity of infection determines the route of administration. Duration of therapy should not exceed five days, unless specifically prescribed by the physician. An antibiotic should, if started as an empirical therapy not be changed before a minimum of three days trial. Prescriptions of drugs such as aztreonam, imipenem, vancomycin, piperacillin and amphotericin are to be restricted due to cost and toxicity and should be reviewed by the microbiologist (AU)
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Prática Profissional / Antibacterianos Tipo de estudo: Avaliação econômica em saúde Idioma: Inglês Revista: Postgrad Doc - Caribbean Ano de publicação: 1994 Tipo de documento: Artigo
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Prática Profissional / Antibacterianos Tipo de estudo: Avaliação econômica em saúde Idioma: Inglês Revista: Postgrad Doc - Caribbean Ano de publicação: 1994 Tipo de documento: Artigo
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