In:
Future Prescriber, Wiley, Vol. 7, No. 1 ( 2006-03), p. 29-33
Abstract:
Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) affect around 2 million people admitted to acute care hospitals in the USA. 1 Approximately 9 per cent of patients in UK hospitals suffer from an infection acquired during their hospital stay, 2 many of which are due to multi‐resistant, Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative patho‐gens. The incidence of colonisation and infection with these pathogens continues to rise due to failures in hospital hygiene, selective pressures created by overuse of antibiotics, and mobile elements that can enc‐ode bacterial resistance mechanisms. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1468-9871
,
1931-2261
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2006
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2453313-0
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