Mechanisms of resistance to piperacillin of Enterobacter cloacae strains differ by antibiotic prescription policy

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-208

  Namavar, F ^a   Verboom, T ^a   Van De Klundert, J A M ^b   Van Gestel, M H ^b   Zaal, J ^c   MacLarena, D M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescription policy; Enterobacter cloacae; Piperacillin

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORINASE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLINASE; PIPERACILLIN; PLASMID DNA; TEMOCILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG USE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLICY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030955611     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(97)00377-4     Document Type: Article

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