Gram-Negative-Rod Bacteremia
- 3 October 1974
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 291 (14) , 733-734
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197410032911411
Abstract
The incidence of gram-negative-rod bacteremia has increased during the past two decades.1 A recent paper estimated that there may be as many as 300,000 cases per year in the United States, with approximately 100,000 deaths resulting from this disease.2 Furthermore, the increasing use of antimicrobial agents has been implicated as a major contributory factor in the development of gram-negative-rod bacteremia. In a paper earlier this year,3 the possible relation of antibiotic overuse and misuse to the development of such infections was emphasized. As a result of these concerns, the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare . . .Keywords
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