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| Santos,E.F. dos; Lauria-Pires,L.; Pereira,M.G.; Silva,A.E.; Rodrigues,I.P.; Maia,M.O.. |
| It is essential to monitor the utilisation of antibacterial drugs in order to establish appropriate measures for their control. The pattern of usage of antibacterial drugs, and its association with indicators of hospital infection, has been investigated in a non-specialized adult intensive care unit (ICU) located in Santa Luzia Hospital (Brasília, DF, Brazil). The study was conducted between January 2001 and June 2004. Data concerning the utilisation of systemic antibacterial drugs, classified according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical/Defined Daily Dose (ATC/DDD) system, and indicators of hospital infection, defined according to the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) system, were obtained from appropriate hospital archives. During... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Antibacterial drugs; Intensive care unit; Hospital infections; Invasive practices. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000300011 |
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