Mortality and hospital stay associated with resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli bacteremia: estimating the burden of antibiotic resistance in Europe.
The relative importance of human diseases is conventionally assessed by cause-specific mortality, morbidity, and economic impact. Current estimates for infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria are not sufficiently supported by quantitative empirical data. This study determined the excess n...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3191157?pdf=render |