Improvement in vancomycin utilization in adults in a Saudi Arabian Medical Center using the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee guidelines and simple educational activity

• Main Authors: Jean G. Dib (Author), Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq (Author), Saud Al Abdulmohsin (Author), Khurram Mohammed (Author), Phyllis D. Jenden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Objective: To evaluate vancomycin utilization according to the adapted criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with a report of the effect of education program on the utilization. Method: We evaluated the utilization of vancomycin over a 3-month period pre- and post...