Third generation cephalosporin use in a tertiary hospital in Port of Spain, Trinidad: need for an antibiotic policy
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Third generation cephalosporin use in a tertiary hospital in Port of Spain, Trinidad: need for an antibiotic policy
BACKGROUND Tertiary care hospitals are a potential source for development and spread of bacterial resistance being in the loop to receive outpatients and referrals from community nursing homes and hospitals. The liberal use of third-generation cephalosporins (3GCs) in these hospitals has been associated with the emergence of extended-spectrum beta- lactamases (ESBLs) presenting concerns for bac...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Infectious Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-4-59