Inducible β-lactam resistance in Aeromonas hydrophila: Therapeutic challenge for antimicrobial therapy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3188-3192

  Ko, Wen Chien ^a,b   Wu, Hsiu Mei ^b   Chang, Tsung Chain ^b   Yan, Jing Jou ^a   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFRADINE; CEPHAMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; RNA 16S; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BURN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE REPORT; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WOUND INFECTION;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031720332     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3188-3192.1998     Document Type: Article

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