Alarming levels of antimicrobial resistance among sepsis patients admitted to ICU in a tertiary care hospital in India - a case control retrospective study

Alarming levels of antimicrobial resistance among sepsis patients admitted to ICU in a tertiary care hospital in India - a case control retrospective study

Abstract Background Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are principal threats to the patients of intensive care units. An increase in the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) observed in gram negative bacteria is a great challenge to deal with. HAI and AMR lead to prolonged hospitalization and additional d...

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Main Authors: D. Nagarjuna, Gajanand Mittal, Rakesh Singh Dhanda, Rajni Gaind, Manisha Yadav
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Escherichia coli
Sepsis
Intensive care unit (ICU)
Pathotypes
Enterobacterial repeated intergenic consensus (ERIC)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0444-8

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