Antibiotic dose optimization for specific patient populations: With focus on patients with renal impairment

Research output: PhD ThesisPhd-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Abstract


Appropriate antibiotic use is beneficial for patients’ clinical outcome, leads to a decrease in antibiotic resistance rates and results in lowering of healthcare costs. Appropriate antibiotic use is defined by quality indicators. One of these quality indicators is to adjust (i.e., reduce) the antibiotic dose to renal function, which is standard of care and incorporated in all clinical guidelines. However
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution
  • University of Amsterdam
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Geerlings, Suzanne, Supervisor
  • Mathot, Ron, Supervisor
  • van Hest, Reinier, Co-supervisor
Award date25 May 2023
Print ISBNs9789036107075
Publication statusPublished - 25 May 2023

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