Thesis
Antimicrobial Resistance
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
05/2000
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3958
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance is not a new concept. For over half a century, health care providers have been faced with this problem. The overuse and misuse of antimicrobial therapy by health care providers has contributed largely to the problem, but several other factors have also been associated with antimicrobial resistance. This article reviews current literature regarding antimicrobial resistance in an effort to educate health care providers to make judicious decisions in the treatment of bacterial infections and stem the rise of antibiotic resistance by carefully scrutinizing prescribing practices. Contributing factors to antimicrobial resistance and recommendations for the control of antimicrobial resistance will be reviewed. Treatment recommendations for common health ailments\n(i.e. acute otitis media, rhinitis, sinusitis, and pharyngitis) will be provided. The threat of a post-antibiotic era looms. The fight against antimicrobial resistance must start now.
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Details
- Title
- Antimicrobial Resistance
- Creators
- Kimberly Ann Nollette
- Contributors
- Gail Synoground (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900591038301842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis