Using internet discussion of antimicrobial susceptibility databases for continuous quality improvement of the testing and management of antimicrobial resistance

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages

  O'Brien, T F ^a   Eskildsen, M A ^a   Stelling, J M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBENICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNET; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; PHENOTYPE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0035884755     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321836     Document Type: Conference Paper

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