# \[e-drug\] Antibiotic use study **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [June 3, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-antibiotic-use-study/14445 "2002-06-03T05:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@bev](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/bev)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-antibiotic-use-study/14445/1 "2002-06-03T05:52:55Z")
E-drug: Antibiotic use study ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A recent study of antibiotic use in Australian hospitals highlights the need for compliance with guidelines for the use of third generation cephalosporins. Antibiotic guidelines: improved implementation is the challenge. D Ashley R Watson. Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 513-514. [http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/176\_11\_030602/wat10126\_fm.html](http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/176_11_030602/wat10126_fm.html) Ceftriaxone and cefotaxime use in Victorian hospitals. Marion B Robertson, Tony M Korman, Jonathan G A Dartnell, Lisa L Ioannides-Demos, Sue W Kirsa, Julie A V Lord, Liliana Munafo, Graham B Byrnes and on behalf of the Victorian Drug Usage Evaluation Group. Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): -529. [http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/176\_11\_030602/rob10295\_fm.html](http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/176_11_030602/rob10295_fm.html) [Check URLs for wrapping. BS] Beverley Snell -- Beverley Snell Centre for International Health Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research & Public Health P O Box 254 Fairfield Vic Australia 3078 Telephone 613 9282 2115 / 9282 2275 Fax 613 9482 3123 Time zone: 10 hours ahead of GMT. email \ -- To send a message to E-Drug, write to: e-drug@usa.healthnet.org To subscribe or unsubscribe, write to: majordomo@usa.healthnet.org in the body of the message type: subscribe e-drug OR unsubscribe e-drug To contact a person, send a message to: e-drug-help@usa.healthnet.org Information and archives: [http://www.healthnet.org/programs/edrug.html](http://www.healthnet.org/programs/edrug.html)