Impact of inappropriate antimicrobial therapy on patients with bacteremia in intensive care units and resistance patterns in Latin America Impacto de la terapia antimicrobiana inapropiada en pacientes con bacteriemia en unidades de cuidado intensivo y patrones de resistencia en América Latina
Patient care in an intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with an increased risk of developing nosocomial infections. Bacteremia is responsible for a great number of cases, 23% of which have attributable mortality in developed countries and can affect up to 52% of ICU patients. The main cause of mo...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Revista Argentina de Microbiología |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0325-75412010000300016 |