Antibiotic resistance: How serious is the problem, and what can be done?

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1182-1186

  McAdam, Alexander J ^a   Hooper, David C ^b   DeMaria, Alfred ^c   Limbago, Brandi M ^d   O'Brien, Thomas F ^e,f   McCaughey, Betsy ^g  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics   (United States)

^g Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DRUG USE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FARM ANIMAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NOTE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MANDATORY REPORTING; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84864443195     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: 15308561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2011.181636     Document Type: Note

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