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Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Singapore Hospitals
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 12, Pp 1944-1947 (2007)
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007.
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Abstract
- 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 Klebsiella pneumoniae (35.9%) hospital isolates in 2006. Antimicrobial drug resistance is a major problem in Singapore.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.6f9cb748fa9c4c26b4000f8fa706b1a5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1312.070299