The impact of infection control on intensive care unit microbial isolates

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 695-698

  Kapadia, F ^a   Rodrigues, C ^a   Mohib, M ^a   Menon, S ^a   Hakimiyan, A ^a   Mehta, A ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CROSS INFECTION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032129603     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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