Analysis of two- and three-year trends in antimicrobial resistance in intensive care units using unit-specific antibiograms.
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.
Lalani
Tahaniyat
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27710, USA. lalan002@mc.duke.edu
Varkey
Jay B
JB
Drew
Richard
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Harrell
Lizzie
L
McGarry
Sarah
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Engemann
John G
JG
Johnson
Melissa D
MD
Kaye
Keith S
KS
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
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents