TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Preface
A1  - Southwick, Frederick S.
PY  - 1
T2  - Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course, 4e
AB  - In  2003,  when  the  first  edition  of  this  book  was  published,  national  magazines  and  newspapers  were  declaring  the  end  of  the  antibiotic  era.  Their  warning  continues  to  apply  in  2019.  The  incidence  of  infections  due  to  multidrug-resistant  (MDR)  bacteria  continues  to  rise  and  now  MDR  infections  represent  a  major  cause  of  preventable  harm  in  our  hospitals.  Clostridium  difficile  colitis  has  spread  to  many  of  our  most  vulnerable  patients  as  a  consequence  of  continued  use  of  broad-spectrum  antibiotics  that  allow  this  pathogen  to  overgrow  and  release  cytotoxins  into  the  gastrointestinal  tract.  HIV  remains  a  challenge  throughout  the  world  particularly  in  the  African  continent.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170641802
ER  -