Antimicrobial drug resistance: A danger to world health

Journal of Intravenous Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-108

  Dugger, Brenda ^a  

^a Infusion Ther and Nursing Consult   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0030982936     PISSN: 08965846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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