TABLE 1-2Responses to Antibiotic Cycling in Hospitals Trying to Reduce Costs of Treating Resistant Infections

TargetResponseStudy
Gentamicin resistanceImprovementGerding et al., 1991
Ceftazidime resistanceReduced infectionKollef et al., 1997
Ceftazidime resistanceReduced drug useKollef et al., 2000
Multi-drug resistanceNo improvementDominguez et al., 2000
Ciprofloxacin resistanceReduced infectionGruson et al., 2000

From: 1, Introduction

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The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors: Implications for Human Health and Strategies for Containment: Workshop Summary.
Institute of Medicine (US) Forum on Emerging Infections; Knobler SL, Lemon SM, Najafi M, et al., editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2003.
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