Evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial cycling programmes and patient isolation on dual resistance in hospitals

Journal of Biological Dynamics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-43

  Chowa, Karen ^a   Wanga, Xiaohong ^a   Curtiss, III ^a   Castillo Chavez, Carlos ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Cycling; Isolation; Model; Nosocomial; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATIENT ISOLATION; PHYSICIANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79955410853     PISSN: 17513758     EISSN: 17513766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17513758.2010.488300     Document Type: Article

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