Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Singapore Hospitals

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Singapore Hospitals

A new national antimicrobial resistance surveillance program in Singapore public hospitals that uses WHONET detected high levels of methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus aureus (35.3%), carbapenem resistance among Acinetobacter spp. (49.6%), and third-generation cephalosporin resistance among...

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Main Authors: Li-Yang Hsu, Thean-Yen Tan, Roland Jureen, Tse-Hsien Koh, Prabha Krishnan, Raymond Tzer-Pin Lin, Nancy Wen-Sin Tee, Paul Ananth Tambyah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
microbial drug resistance
surveillance
Singapore
nosocomial infections
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/12/07-0299_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/12/07-0299_article

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