On being the right size: the impact of population size and stochastic effects on the evolution of drug resistance in hospitals and the community.

The evolution of drug resistant bacteria is a severe public health problem, both in hospitals and in the community. Currently, some countries aim at concentrating highly specialized services in large hospitals in order to improve patient outcomes. Emergent resistant strains often originate in health...

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Main Authors: Roger D Kouyos, Pia Abel Zur Wiesch, Sebastian Bonhoeffer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f88744cf7714497b922346543b2136eb
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