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Identifying barriers to the rapid administration of appropriate antibiotics in community-acquired pneumonia

Gavin Barlow, Dilip Nathwani, Elizabeth A. Myers, Frank Sullivan, Nicola Stevens, Rebecca Duffy, Peter Davey

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2007 · 65 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

Some of the identified barriers could be overcome by undergraduate and postgraduate education. However, equally important are organizational barriers that can only be overcome by systems redesign.

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An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU

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John G. Bartlett, Scott F. Dowell, Lionel A. Mandell et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2000 · 2.3K citations · Full text

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Quality of Care, Process, and Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Pneumonia

Thomas P. Meehan · JAMA · 1997 · 899 citations