Imipenem-resistant Ps. aeruginosa bacteraemia in cancer patients: Risk factors, clinical features and outcome

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 43-49

  Krcmery, V ^b   Trup, J ^a,b   Kunova, A ^a,b   Spanik, S ^a,b   Drgona, L ^a,b   Oravcova, E ^a,b   Studena, M ^a,b   Lacka, J ^a,b   Sevcikova, L ^a,b   Koren, P ^a,b   Kukuckova, E ^a,b   Stopkova, K ^a,b   Krupova, I ^a,b   Grausova, S ^a,b   Svec, J ^a,b  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; THIENAMYCIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPENIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CANCER CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; SLOVAKIA;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SLOVAKIA; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0030342575     PISSN: 02511649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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