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Epidemiology and Microbiological Profile of Common Healthcare Associated Infections among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit of a General Hospital in Kuwait: A Retrospective Observational Study

Background: Patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) are prone to develop nosocomial infections due to Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) organisms. Inappropriate and overuse of antibiotics play an important role in the emergence of MDR organisms, which cause life-threatening infections resulting i...

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Autores principales:	Alfouzan, Wadha, Dhar, Rita, Abdo, Naglaa M., Alali, Walid Q., Rabaan, Ali A.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Atlantis Press 2021
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8435875/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34270184 http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/jegh.k.210524.001

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