Problem of antimicrobial resistance of fecal aerobic gram-negative bacilli in the elderly

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2399-2403

  Leistevuo, Tiina ^a,b   Toivonen, Päivi ^c   Österblad, Monica ^a   Kuistila, Maud ^a   Kahra, Anja ^b   Lehtonen, Aapo ^b   Huovinen, Pentti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b TURKU CITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Turku University   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; FECES ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029848862     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.10.2399     Document Type: Article

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