Impact of the “Zero Resistance” program on acquisition of multidrug-resistant bacteria in patients admitted to Intensive Care Units in Spain. A prospective, intervention, multimodal, multicenter study
Authors:
- Francisco Álvarez-LermaFÁFrancisco Álvarez-Lerma
- Mercedes Catalán-GonzálezMCMercedes Catalán-González
- Joaquín ÁlvarezJÁJoaquín Álvarez
- Miguel Sánchez-GarcíaMSMiguel Sánchez-García
- Mercedes Palomar-MartínezMPMercedes Palomar-Martínez
- Inmaculada Fernández-MorenoIFInmaculada Fernández-Moreno
- José Garnacho-MonteroJGJosé Garnacho-Montero
- Fernando Barcenilla-GaiteFBFernando Barcenilla-Gaite
- Rosa GarcíaRGRosa García
- Jesús Aranaz-AndrésJAJesús Aranaz-Andrés
- Francisco J. Lozano-GarcíaFLFrancisco J. Lozano-García
- Paula Ramírez-GalleymorePRPaula Ramírez-Galleymore
- 24 March 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Medicina Intensiva (English Edition)
- Vol. 47 (4) , 193-202
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Funding Information
- Ministerio de Sanidad, Política Social e Igualdad (2014/407PN010)
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