Annual fluctuation in the rate of resistant bacteria isolated as an indicator in the control of hospital-acquired infections

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Oct;34(10):1123-4. doi: 10.1086/673158.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cross Infection / microbiology*
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Enterobacteriaceae / enzymology
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / standards*
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Quality Indicators, Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • beta-Lactam Resistance
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • beta-Lactamases