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Dramatic increase of antibiotic resistance between 1981 and 2001

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Increase in antibiotic resistance over 20 year period

National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System. National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System Report, Data Summary from January 1990 – May 1999, Issued June 1999. Am J Infect Control. 1999; 27(6): 520-32. http://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553%2899%2970031-3/fulltext

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Title
National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System Report, Data Summary from January 1990 – May 1999, Issued June 1999
Publication
Am J Infect Control
Publication Date
1999
Authors
National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System
Volume & Issue
Volume 27, Issue 6
Pages
520-32
URL
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