Concerns Regarding Overuse of Carbapenems and Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance in Tertiary Care Hospitals

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  • Pareshkumar M Patel Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, India

Keywords:

Carbapenem overuse, antimicrobial resistance, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, antimicrobial stewardship, tertiary care hospitals

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2016-01-01

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Patel, P. M. (2016). Concerns Regarding Overuse of Carbapenems and Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance in Tertiary Care Hospitals. International Journal of Medical Research, 4(01), 11–12. Retrieved from https://ijmrinternational.in/index.php/ijmr/article/view/95

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Vol. 4 No. 01 (2016)

Section

Letter to Editor

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