Appropriateness of metronidazole use in a teaching hospital
Wang, J.C.; Conly, J.M.; Shafran, S.D.
American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy 46(7): 1385-1389
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9289 PMID: 2757045 Document Number: 326901
A retrospective analysis was made of a total of 104 courses of metronidazole in 98 patients in a hospital in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. 62% of the courses were considered to have been given in inappropriate situations, and 47% of iv doses could have been given orally.
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