title: Resistance movement: the antibiotic crisis in hospitals.
abstract: The near-miraculous healing power of antibiotic is being undermined by the rapid evolution of drug-resistant bacteria. The costs, in human and economic terms, could be staggering for all caregivers and patients, but especially for institutional providers like hospitals. In an article adapted from the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Goldmann explains why antibiotic resistance is a crisis and how the danger can be mitigated.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Goldmann
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004363:Drug Utilization; D006292:Health Priorities; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D007857:Leadership; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States