title: Analysis of two- and three-year trends in antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units using unit-specific antibiograms.
abstract: Unit-specific antibiograms serve as useful guides to clinicians and infection control personnel. We compared trends in antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units using traditional 2-y unit-specific antibiogram data and 3 y of data. Three-y unit-specific antibiogram data may provide increased statistical power to detect changes in antimicrobial resistance.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27710, USA. lalan002@mc.duke.edu
authors.forename: Tahaniyat
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lalani
authors.forename: Jay B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Varkey
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Drew
authors.forename: Lizzie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harrell
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGarry
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Engemann
authors.forename: Melissa D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Keith S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents