Colonization of resistant faecal aerobic Gram-negative bacilli among geriatric patients in hospital and the community

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 169-173

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

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b TURKU CITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FECES; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 0029882021     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/37.1.169     Document Type: Article

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