title: [The quest of quality in the field of infectious disease at the hospital].
abstract: The implementation of a quality program in the field of the infectious diseases requires the prior definition of criteria (efficacy, low toxicity, low cost, less emergence of resistant strains) but also the target (the patient it-self, his or her community, the health system as a whole). A lot of tools are questioned: antimicrobial policy (escalation/streamlining, restricted formularies, antibiotics rotation), guidelines, relational tools (booklets and CME, prescription's formularies, computer's help and the Web) but also the role of an infectious diseases specialist and an antimicrobial management team. Finally, we outline some processes of evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Clinique des Maladies Infectieuses, Service de Médecine Interne, C.H.U. de Charleroi.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Legrand
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents