Evaluating Antibiograms To Monitor Drug Resistance

El-Azizi, Mohamed; Mushtaq, Adnan; Drake, Cheryl; Lawhorn, Jerry; Barenfanger, Joan; Verhulst, Steven; Khardori, Nancy

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Evaluating Antibiograms To Monitor Drug Resistance

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Aug 2005
By El-Azizi, Mohamed ; Mushtaq, Adnan ; Drake, Cheryl ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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El-Azizi, Mohamed ; Mushtaq, Adnan ; Drake, Cheryl ; Lawhorn, Jerry ; Barenfanger, Joan ; Verhulst, Steven ; Khardori, Nancy
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We used hospital antibiograms to assess predominant pathogens and their patterns of in vitro antimicrobial resistance in central Illinois, USA. We found a lack of information about national guidelines for in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility testing and differences in interpretation among laboratories in the region.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents Antibiogram Bacterial Infections Dispatch Drug Resistance, Bacterial Humans Keywords: Antibiotic Resistance Methicillin Resistance Microbial Sensitivity Tests Presumptive Antimicrobial Therapy Staphylococcus
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Emerg Infect Dis. 11(8):1301-1302.
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Journal Article
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11
Issue:

8
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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