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Correlation between Rates of Carbapenem Consumption and the Prevalence of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Brazil: A 4-Year Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Guilherme H. C. Furtado ,
Luciana B. Perdiz ,
Julio H. Onita ,
Sérgio B. Wey  and
Eduardo A. S. Medeiros
Guilherme H. C. Furtado*
Affiliation:
Hospital Epidemiology Committee, Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Luciana B. Perdiz
Affiliation:
Hospital Epidemiology Committee, Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Julio H. Onita
Affiliation:
Hospital Epidemiology Committee, Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Sérgio B. Wey
Affiliation:
Hospital Epidemiology Committee, Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Eduardo A. S. Medeiros
Affiliation:
Hospital Epidemiology Committee, Division of Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
*
R. Dr. Diogo de Faria 1226, Apt 72, São Paulo-SP, Brazil, 04037-004, ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 6 , June 2010 , pp. 664 - 666
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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