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A Computer-Assisted Prescription System to Improve Antibacterial Surgical Prophylaxis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Joana F. Rodrigues ,
André Casado ,
Carlos Palos ,
Cláudia Santos ,
Aida Duarte  and
Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
Joana F. Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Pharmacy Department, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
André Casado
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
Carlos Palos
Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
Cláudia Santos
Affiliation:
Pharmacy Department, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
Aida Duarte
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Research Institute for Medicines and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Fernando Fernandez-Llimos*
Affiliation:
Department of Social Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Research Institute for Medicines and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
*
Departamento de Socio-Farmacia, Faculdade de Farmacia, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal (f-llimos@ff.ul.pt)
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 4: Special Topic Issue: Antimicrobial Stewardship , April 2012 , pp. 435 - 437
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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