Nosocomial bacterial infections in Intensive Care Units. I: Organisms and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance.
Hospital-acquired infection is an increasing problem in intensive care units, where the patients are more susceptible and the organisms often more resistant than in other environments. This review discusses the reasons for these phenomena and describes the mechanisms underlying antibiotic resistance and the common intensive care unit-acquired organisms.
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Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK. sminglim@yahoo.com
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D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units