Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use in a Network of Canadian Hospitals in 2002 and 2009

BACKGROUND: Increasing antimicrobial resistance has been identified as an important global health threat. Antimicrobial use is a major driver of resistance, especially in the hospital sector. Understanding the extent and type of antimicrobial use in Canadian hospitals will aid in developing national...

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Main Authors: Geoffrey Taylor, Denise Gravel, Lynora Saxinger, Kathryn Bush, Kimberley Simmonds, Anne Matlow, Joanne Embree, Nicole Le Saux, Lynn Johnston, Kathryn N Suh, John Embil, Elizabeth Henderson, Michael John, Virginia Roth, Alice Wong, The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
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Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/468987
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Elizabeth Henderson
Michael John
Virginia Roth
Alice Wong
The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use in a Network of Canadian Hospitals in 2002 and 2009
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use in a Network of Canadian Hospitals in 2002 and 2009
title_full Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use in a Network of Canadian Hospitals in 2002 and 2009
title_fullStr Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use in a Network of Canadian Hospitals in 2002 and 2009
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title_short Prevalence of Antimicrobial Use in a Network of Canadian Hospitals in 2002 and 2009
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