학술논문
Survey to determine the relative importance of clinical factors used to make empiric antibiotic decisions
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Article
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology; January 2021, Vol. 42 Issue: 1 p93-95, 3p
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0899823X; 15596834
Abstract
AbstractA cross-sectional survey study of inpatient prescribers in a university health system was performed to assess the importance they place on different clinical risk factors when making empiric antibiotic decisions. Our findings show that these clinical risk factors were weighted differently based on the clinical scenario and the type of prescriber.