Health and Economic Outcomes of Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Yehuda Carmeli;Nicolas Troillet;Adolf W. Karchmer;Matthew H. Samore;
archives of internal medicine1999Vol. 159pp. 1127-1132
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Abstract
Background Antimicrobial resistance is an increasing problem. Objective To examine the clinical and economic impact of antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Methods In-hospital mortality, secondary bacteremia, length of stay, and hospital charges were examined in a cohort of 489 inpatients with positive clinical cultures for P aeruginosa. One hundred...