Trends in bacterial resistance in a tertiary university hospital over one decade

The objective of this study was to investigate bacterial resistance trends, infection sites and the relationship between resistance and admittance to the intensive care unit (ICU). A total of 53,316 bacteria identified between 1999 and 2008 were evaluated. Multidrug resistance was characterized when...

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Main Authors: Fernando Góngora Rubio, Viviane Decicera Colombo Oliveira, Regina Mara Custódio Rangel, Mara Corrêa Lelles Nogueira, Margarete Teresa Gottardo Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867013001013