The epidemiology of acinetobacter infections in Hong Kong

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 340-347

  Siau, H ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a   Wong, S S Y ^a   Ho, P L ^a   Luk, W K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONG KONG; INCIDENCE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029973477     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-44-5-340     Document Type: Article

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