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Antimicrobial agents\' utilization and cost pattern in an Intensive Care Unit of a Teaching Hospital in South India

Nikhilesh Anand, I M Nagendra Nayak, M. V. Advaitha, Noble J. Thaikattil, Kiran A. Kantanavar, Sanjit Anand

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine · 2016 · 37 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

A high utilization of AMAs and a high cost of treatment were noticed which was comparable to other published data, though an increased use of newer AMAs such as linezolid, clindamycin, meropenem, colistin was noticed.

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