Intensive care antibiotic consumption and resistance patterns: a cross-correlation analysis

• Main Authors: Luminita Baditoiu (Author), Carmen Axente (Author), Diana Lungeanu (Author), Delia Muntean (Author), Florin Horhat (Author), Roxana Moldovan (Author), Elena Hogea (Author), Ovidiu Bedreag (Author), Dorel Sandesc (Author), Monica Licker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Over recent decades, a dramatic increase in infections caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens has been observed worldwide. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between local resistance bacterial patterns and antibiotic consumption in an intensive care...