Multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria in long-term-care facilities: An emerging problem in the practice of infectious diseases

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1414-1422

  Bonomo, Robert A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b Infectious Diseases Section   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; REVIEW;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE;

EID: 0034571881     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/317489     Document Type: Article

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