Assessment of risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant organism infections among patients admitted in a tertiary hospital - a retrospective study

Assessment of risk factors associated with multidrug-resistant organism infections among patients admitted in a tertiary hospital - a retrospective study

Background: Bacterial resistance has become a global health concern. To treat suspected multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs), physicians first use broad-spectrum antibiotics; however, this increases the chance of developing antimicrobial resistance. Thus, defining the risk factors for MDROs could a...

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Main Authors: Alaa F. Alsehemi, Emad A. Alharbi, Buthainah B. Alammash, Alaa I. Alrais, Hossein M. Elbadawy, Yaser M. Alahmadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Subjects:
Multidrug resistant
MDRO
Antibiotics
Infection control
Empirical therapy
Risk Factors
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016423000774

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