A clinician's guide to the appropriate and accurate use of antibiotics: the Council for Appropriate and Rational Antibiotic Therapy (CARAT) criteria

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作者
Slama, TG
Amin, A
Brunton, SA
File, TM
Milkovich, G
Rodvold, KA
Sahm, DF
Varon, J
Weiland, D
机构
[1] Northeastern Ohio Univ Coll Med & Pharm, Coll Med, Div Internal Med, Dept Internal Med, Akron, OH 44304 USA
[2] Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Dept Infect Dis, Indianapolis, IN USA
[3] Univ Calif Irvine, Irvine Med Ctr, Dept Med, Orange, CA 92668 USA
[4] Carolinas Med Ctr, Dept Family Med, Charlotte, NC 28203 USA
[5] RJM & Associates, Woodbridge, VA USA
[6] Univ Illinois, Coll Pharm, Chicago, IL USA
[7] Univ Illinois, Coll Med, Chicago, IL USA
[8] Focus Technol Inc, Herndon, VA USA
[9] Univ Texas, Hlth Sci Ctr, Houston, TX USA
[10] Univ S Florida, Dept Family Med, Largo, FL USA
关键词
antibiotic therapy resistance; antibiotics; antimicrobials;
D O I
10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.05.007
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In response to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, leading to increasing bacterial resistance and decreasing development of new antibiotics, the Council for Appropriate and Rational Antibiotic Therapy (CARAT) has developed criteria to guide appropriate and accurate antibiotic selection. The criteria, which are aimed at optimizing antibiotic therapy, include evidence-based results, therapeutic benefits, safety, optimal drug for the optimal duration, and cost-effectiveness. (C) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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