Surgical site infection: Rates, etiology and resistance patterns to antimicrobials among strains isolated at Rio de Janeiro University Hospital

Infection

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 217-220

  Santos, K R N ^a   Fonseca, L S ^a   Bravo Neto, G P ^a   Gontijo Filho, P P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAZIL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030740357     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01713147     Document Type: Article

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