Objective: To review the literature summarizing important aspects of infection control in the
critical care setting and to provide recommendations to reduce infections with resistant …

Objective: To assemble the available clinical data for the prevention of antimicrobial
resistance into practical recommendations for clinicians. Data Source: A Medline database …

As the treatment of many patients shifts from the hospital setting to home or other alternative
health care settings, health care delivery in the intensive care unit (ICU) continues to face …

The unique nature of the intensive care unit (ICU) environment makes this part of the
hospital a focus for the emergence and spread of many antimicrobial-resistant pathogens …

There is a general consensus that antimicrobial resistance in the hospital setting has
emerged as an important variable influencing patient outcomes and overall resource …

Over the past 20 yrs, pharmacists have successfully integrated their services and expertise
to gain acceptance as full members of pediatric, surgical, medical, and intensive care unit …

To reduce antimicrobial resistance in the intensive care unit, hospitals are developing
strategies such as improving infection control, adhering to prescribed formularies, requiring …

A disproportionate number of hospital-acquired infections are acquired from the intensive
care unit (ICU). The ICU can act as a source from which these infections are disseminated …

Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as an important determinant of outcome for patients in
the intensive care unit (ICU). This is largely due to the administration of inadequate …

The challenges in managing patients with infection in the intensive care unit are increased
in an era where there are dwindling antimicrobial choices for multidrug-resistant pathogens …