Aerobic gram-negative bacilli: Newer nosocomial pathogens

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 217-231

  Monteil, H ^a   Harf Monteil, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BURKHOLDERIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 0031006214     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(97)00013-7     Document Type: Article

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