TY  - JOUR
T1  - SUrveillance of nosocomial infections by antibiotic monitoring
AU  - Feldman L, Lamson M, Gallelli JF, Bennett JE
Y1  - 1979/06/29
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1979.03290520030020
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2806
EP  - 2807
VL  - 241
IS  - 26
N2  - Records of all patients receiving intravenous gentamicin sulfate during a 92-day interval were reviewed to detect nosocomial infections that had been missed by routine surveillance. Only 46 of 48 of the 99 treatment courses had been detected. In 96% of cases not detected by routine surveillance, use of gentamicin was considered justified. Of the patients missed by surveillance, 83% were in oncology wards, and 46% had severe neutropenia and fever of unknown origin. Antibiotic surveillance proved a useful adjunct in estimating the incidence of nosocomial infections in such patients.(JAMA 241:2806-2807, 1979)
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1979.03290520030020
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1979.03290520030020
ER  -