Antibiotic resistance: Issues in long-term care

Infections in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-128

  Kauffman, Carol A ^a,b   Hedderwick, Sara A ^a,c   Bradley, Suzanne F ^a   High, ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Infection control Bacterial resistance; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG TERM CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032971699     PISSN: 07496524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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