Conference
Vancomycin use in 2 Ontario tertiary care hospitals: a survey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Use of vancomycin is a risk factor for acquiring vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). To optimize the use of vancomycin in hospitals, the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) published recommendations in 1995. The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency, indications, and risk factors for inappropriate inpatient vancomycin prescriptions before and after publication of the HICPAC …
Authors
Kwan T; Lin F; Ngai B; Loeb M
Volume
22
Pagination
pp. 256-264
Publication Date
December 1999
Conference proceedings
Clinical & Investigative Medicine
Issue
6
ISSN
0147-958X