Antimicrobial prescription errors in hospitalized children: role of antimicrobial stewardship program in detection and intervention.

Cecilia Di Pentima; Shannon Chan; Stephen C. Eppes; Joel D. Klein

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Antimicrobial prescription errors in hospitalized children: role of antimicrobial stewardship program in detection and intervention.

April 1, 2009

Di Pentima C, Chan S, Eppes SC, et al. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009;48(5):505-12.

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A prescribing initiative built into an existing computerized provider order entry system successfully reduced antimicrobial prescribing errors at a children's hospital.

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