Nosocomial infection of the urinary tract: Pattern of antibiotic use and drug resistance

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 190-192

  Magoha, G A O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KLEBSIELLA; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; SERRATIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA;

EID: 0030756295     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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