Sequential emergence of multi-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Bahrain

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 247-252

  Wallace, M R ^a,b   Johnson, A P ^c   Daniel, M ^b   Malde, M ^c   Yousif, A A ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX   (Bahrain)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intensive care unit; Klebsiella pneumoniae; multi resistance

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BETA LACTAMASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; DRUG USE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PLASMID;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BAHRAIN; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; CEPHALOSPORINS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PLASMIDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029617771     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(95)90203-1     Document Type: Article

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