| Description |
285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Consequences of antimicrobial chemotherapy: overgrowth, resistance and virulence.- The process of antibiotic prescribing, can it be changed?- Cultural and Socio-Economic Determinants of Antibiotic Use.- Electronic prescribing.- Prevalence surveys of antimicrobial use in hospitals; purpose, practicalities and pitfalls.- Antibiotic Use in Hospitals in the United States SCOPE-MMIT Antimicrobial Surveillance Network.- New Hospital Initiatives in Fighting Resistance.- Antimicrobial Resistance: Preventable or Inevitable? Problem of the Era from Two Perspectives.- Fighting antimicrobial resistance in the Mediterranean region.- Cystic fibrosis ? coping with resistance.- Community-acquired pneumonia ? Back to basics.- Hospital Acquired Pneumonia: Diagnostic and Treatment Options.- Optimising Antimicrobial Chemotherapy in the ICU ? a review?.- Risk assessment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).- What Do We Do With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus In Surgery?- Control of health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Antibiotics -- Effectiveness.
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Antibiotics.
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Drug resistance in microorganisms.
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| Author |
Gould, Ian M.
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Meer, J. W. M. van der.
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| LC no. |
2007928413 |
| ISBN |
0387708405 (hbk.) |
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9780387708409 (hbk.) |
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