Antimicrobial prescribing in the United States: Good news, bad news

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作者
Besser, RE [1 ]
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[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Natl Ctr Infect Dis, Div Bacterial & Mycot Dis, Resp Dis Branch, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA
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10.7326/0003-4819-138-7-200304010-00020
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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In this issue, Steinman and colleagues look at the changing patterns of antimicrobial selection during the 1990s. While overall prescribing declined during the 1990s, use of targeted therapy shifted to use of broader-spectrum agents. Does it matter that broader-spectrum agents are being overused? What is the cost?
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