Pathogens resistant to antimicrobial agents - Epidemiology, molecular mechanisms, and clinical management

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作者
Kaye, KS
Fraimow, HS
Abrutyn, E
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[1] Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Div Infect Dis, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[3] Univ Penn, Grad Hosp, Div Infect Dis, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[4] Med Coll Penn & Hahnemann Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Philadelphia, PA 19102 USA
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10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70249-X
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
This article begins with the molecular mechanisms by which resistance traits are conferred and disseminated and then shifts to the molecular epidemiology and clinical management of certain multidrug resistant bacteria.
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