Multiresistant bacteria as a hospital epidemic problem

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 176-185

  Dennesen, Paul J W ^a   Bonten, Marc J M ^a   Weinstein, Robert A ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterococci; Epidemiology; Infection control; Staphylococcus aurens

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METICILLIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031970803     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899808999401     Document Type: Review

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