Antibiotic resistance patterns in medical and surgical patients in a combined medical-surgical intensive care unit.

Purpose: Studies have found different rates of antimicrobial resistance among patients in medical and surgical intensive care units (ICUs). We studied whether these differences were a function of geography or differences in the patient populations, by comparing resistance rates among bacteria isolat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Critical Care Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 347 - 352
Main Authors: Akulian, Jason A., Metersky, Mark L.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2013
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost