Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption and Antibiotic Resistance in Swedish Intensive Care Units

Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption and Antibiotic Resistance in Swedish Intensive Care Units

Introduction: Nosocomial infections remain a major cause of mortality and morbidity. The problem is most apparent in intensive care units (ICUs). Most ICU patients are compromised and vulnerable as a result of disease or severe trauma. One in ten people admitted to hospital is given an antibiotic fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Erlandsson, Marcus
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin 2007
Subjects:
Bacterial Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic Consumption
ICU
Surveillance programme
Multi drug resistance
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ICU demography
Infectious diseases
Infektionssjukdomar
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-10049
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-85895-77-9

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http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-85895-77-9

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