Mertz, D. and Plagge, H. and Bassetti, S. and Battegay, M. and Widmer, A. F.. (2010) How much money can be saved by applying intravenous antibiotics once instead of several times a day? Infection, 38 (6). pp. 479-482.
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Abstract
The preparation, administration and monitoring of intravenous (IV) applications are time consuming and require human resources. We estimated the potential time and cost savings by replacing antibiotics given 3-4 times daily with antibiotics with similar spectrum and efficacy given once daily.
| Faculties and Departments: | 03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Infektiologie 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Infektiologie 03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Infektiologie > Infektiologie (Battegay M) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Infektiologie > Infektiologie (Battegay M) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel > Infection Biology (Khanna) |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Battegay, Manuel E. and Widmer, Andreas F.-X. and Bassetti, Stefano |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | Urban & Vogel |
| ISSN: | 0300-8126 |
| e-ISSN: | 1439-0973 |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2017 10:07 |
| Deposited On: | 08 Nov 2012 16:18 |
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