Bugs for the next century: The issue of antibiotic resistance

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-202

  Ang, B S P ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial era; Centralised surveillance; Extended spectrum lactamases; Resistance patterns; VISA

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG USE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034935898     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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