Limiting the Impact of Antibiotic Resistance in Nursing Homes

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 537-539

  Drinka, Paul ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; IMIPENEM; NORFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NURSING HOME; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 77957237699     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.02.008     Document Type: Editorial

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