Volume 7, Number 2—April 2001
THEME ISSUE
4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections
Introduction
Controlling Antimicrobial Resistance in Hospitals: Infection Control and Use of Antibiotics
Figure 3
![The dynamics of nosocomial resistance. Resistance iceberg floating in an epicenter (2).](/eid/images/70-0188-F3.jpg)
Figure 3. The dynamics of nosocomial resistance. Resistance iceberg floating in an epicenter (2).
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