Pharmacology Department: Antimicrobial Resistance

Patients with cardiovascular disease are often predisposed to multiple infections. The degree of resistance to antibiotics that has developed in the last decade makes a significant contribution to the severity of infections in this patient population. Mechanisms for development and spread of resista...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of cardiovascular nursing 1999-01, Vol.13 (2), p.66-69
1. Verfasser:	Gylys, Karen Hoppens
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial Infections - complications Bacterial Infections - drug therapy Bacterial Infections - nursing Cardiovascular Diseases - complications Cardiovascular Diseases - nursing Drug Resistance, Microbial Humans Nursing
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Zusammenfassung:	Patients with cardiovascular disease are often predisposed to multiple infections. The degree of resistance to antibiotics that has developed in the last decade makes a significant contribution to the severity of infections in this patient population. Mechanisms for development and spread of resistance between organisms are described and related to a clinical example.
ISSN:	0889-4655 1550-5049
DOI:	10.1097/00005082-199901000-00006