Healthcare-Associated Infections in Critical Units

by Cristina Alicia González and Martha Helena Von Specht

The management of healthcare-associated infections becomes more complex if one considers that the prevalence of aetiological agents has changed over the last few years and varies from one centre to another. The main factor responsible for the emergence and spread of so-called multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDR) is the inappropriate use of antimicrobials at the hospital and community level. It is estimated that by 2050, if antimicrobial resistance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6206272192
• ISBN13: 9786206272199
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"