The increasing emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria has been recognized as a
public health threat worldwide. Hospitalized patients and outpatients are commonly infected …

Background Irrational use of antimicrobial agents is a major cause of increased
antimicrobial resistance. Effective antibiotic stewardship strategies nationwide or in local …

ABSTRACT A surveillance study was performed in four Singapore public hospitals from
2006 to 2008 to determine the correlation between antibiotic prescription and Gram …

Objectives: This study investigated the correlation between antibiotic consumption and
antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria causing healthcare-associated infections …

Background The misuse of antimicrobial agents increases drug resistance in bacteria.
Methods The correlation between antimicrobial agent consumption and related resistance in …

Objectives There is direct link between overutilisation or abuse of antibiotics and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistance rates, but other factors may also influence the …

Antimicrobial resistance, a major threat to human health, is mainly driven by the overuse of
antimicrobials. The purpose of this study was to further investigate the relationship between …

Background Better depicting the relationship between antibiotic consumption and
evolutionary healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) caused by multidrug-resistant Gram …

Abstract Objectives Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter
baumannii are becoming increasingly important nosocomial pathogens worldwide. To study …

Objective To investigate the change of antimicrobial resistance among nosocomial gram-
negative bacilli, especially those of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from intensive care units …