Multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index and its reversion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 169-171

  Paul, S ^a   Bezbaruah, R L ^a   Roy, M K ^a   Ghosh, A C ^a  

^a REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE;

CLAVULANIC ACID; HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT; MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCES; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION; PATHOGENIC STRAINS; PS. AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESISTANCE INDEX; RISK SOURCES; Β-LACTAMASE;

HOSPITALS;

BETA LACTAMASE; CEFALEXIN; CEFALORIDINE; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLAVULANIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030893921     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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