Efflux Pumps and Nosocomial Antibiotic Resistance: A Primer for Hospital Epidemiologists
Open Access
- 15 June 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (12) , 1811-1817
- https://doi.org/10.1086/430381
Abstract
Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents, including multidrug resistance, is an increasing problem in health care in both community and hospital settings. BKeywords
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