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Antimicrobial Resistance in the Hospital Setting: Impact, Trends, and Infection Control Measures
Author(s) -
Stein Gary E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1592/phco.2005.25.10part2.44s
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotic resistance , pseudomonas aeruginosa , klebsiella pneumoniae , antimicrobial , infection control , streptococcus pneumoniae , enterococcus , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , drug resistance , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , biology , bacteria , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene
The growing threat posed by antibiotic‐resistant pathogens is a major challenge for infectious disease practitioners and public health officials. In recent years, the prevalence of resistance among key bacterial pathogens, including Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Streptococcus pneumoniae , and Enterococcus sp, has increased at an alarming rate. The impact of antimicrobial resistance is manifold and can ultimately lead to treatment failure and increased morbidity and mortality. To control the spread of resistance and subsequent impact, a multifaceted approach is warranted. Awareness and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, prudent use of antibiotics, and compliance with infection control techniques may help contain the emergence and spread of resistant organisms.