Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals: Infection Control and Use of Antibiotics

Robert A. Weinstein

Author affiliation: Cook County Hospital and Rush Medical College, Chicago, Ilinois, USA

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Median number of days until acquisition of VRE in a medical ICU; prevalence of VRE ("colonization pressure") exerted a greater effect on acquisition than did antibiotic use, e.g., time to acquisition of VRE was shorter with high colonization pressure and low antibiotic use than with the converse conditions (13).

Figure 2. Median number of days until acquisition of VRE in a medical ICU; prevalence of VRE ("colonization pressure") exerted a greater effect on acquisition than did antibiotic use, e.g., time to acquisition of VRE was shorter with high colonization pressure and low antibiotic use than with the converse conditions (13).

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