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Valerie A. Roe, CNM, MS, is an assistant professor in the midwifery education program at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Her ambulatory clinical practice is with MIC Women's Health Services & The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY.
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Antibiotic Resistance: A Guide for Effective Prescribing in Women's Health
Article first published online: 24 DEC 2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.01.003
2008 American College of Nurse Midwives
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Roe, V. A. (2008), Antibiotic Resistance: A Guide for Effective Prescribing in Women's Health. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, 53: 216–226. doi: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.01.003
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Valerie A. Roe, CNM, MS, is an assistant professor in the midwifery education program at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Her ambulatory clinical practice is with MIC Women's Health Services & The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY.
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- Issue published online: 24 DEC 2010
- Article first published online: 24 DEC 2010
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Keywords:
- antibiotics;
- antibiotic resistance;
- infectious disease
Current national and international trends in antibiotic resistance are becoming a public health crisis. Multi-drug resistant organisms are more prevalent in hospital settings and, alarmingly, are now being identified in the community. Over-reliance on broad-spectrum antibiotics, as well as inappropriate prescribing practices, play a significant role in encouraging the emergence of resistant organisms. This article reviews the mechanisms of bacterial resistance, current trends in national and international antibiotic resistance, and examines approaches to combat pathogens while sparing benign microbes.