Analysis of two- and three-year trends in antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units using unit-specific antibiograms

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 672-674

  Lalani, Tahaniyat ^a   Varkey, Jay B ^a   Drew, Richard ^a   Harrell, Lizzie ^a   Mcgarry, Sarah ^a   Engemann, John G ^a   Johnson, Melissa D ^a   Kaye, Keith S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; NAFCILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 48249097907     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540801971403     Document Type: Article

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