Pattern of drug prescription in the pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital with emphasis on antimicrobial utilization
Journal Title: Journal Of Pediatric Critical Care - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Various therapeutic classes of drugs are used in children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and among them antimicrobials are the most frequently prescribed agents. However, not infrequently, antimicrobials are used empirically.
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Anita Kumari, Satish C Agarwal, Pratishtha Goyal
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