Abstract:
:Antimicrobial resistance is a common iatrogenic complication of both modern life and medical care. Certain multidrug resistant and extensively drug resistant Gram-negative organisms pose the biggest challenges to health care today, predominantly owing to a lack of therapeutic options. Containing the spread of these organisms is challenging, and in reality, the application of multiple control measures during an evolving outbreak makes it difficult to measure the relative impact of each measure. This article reviews the usefulness of various infection control measures in containing the spread of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli.
journal_name
Infect Dis Clin North Amjournal_title
Infectious disease clinics of North Americaauthors
Adler A,Friedman ND,Marchaim Ddoi
10.1016/j.idc.2016.08.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-12-01 00:00:00pages
967-997issue
4eissn
0891-5520issn
1557-9824pii
S0891-5520(16)30071-Xjournal_volume
30pub_type
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