Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic consumption in Mexican hospitals

• Main Authors: María Guadalupe Miranda-Novales (Author), Karen Flores-Moreno (Author), Yolanda López-Vidal (Author), Mauricio Rodríguez-Álvarez (Author), Fortino Solórzano-Santos (Author), José Luis Soto-Hernández (Author), Samuel Ponce de León-Rosales (Author), UNCAR Network (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To establish the current situation of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic consumption in Mexican hospitals. Materials and methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility data from blood and urine isolates were collected. Defined daily dose (DDD) of antibiotic consumption/100 occupied beds (OBD)...