Molecular epidemiology of acquisition of ceftazidime-resistant gram- negative bacilli in a nonoutbreak setting

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2602-2605

  D'Agata, Erika ^a,b   Venkataraman, Lata ^a   Degirolami, Paola ^a   Samore, Matthew ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; IMIPENEM;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CITROBACTER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACINETOBACTER; BACILLI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 0030822560     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.10.2602-2605.1997     Document Type: Article

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