Antimicrobial resistance patterns in urinary isolates from nursing home residents. Fifteen years of data reviewed

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 113-116

  Vromen, M ^a   Van Der Ven, A J A M ^b   Knols, A ^c   Stobberingh, E E ^b  

^a Foundation Nursing Homes SVB   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Nursing Home Zeven Bronnen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROTEUS; PROVIDENCIA STUARTII; PSEUDOMONAS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, URINARY; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NETHERLANDS; NITROFURANTOIN; NURSING HOMES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 0032870704     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/44.1.113     Document Type: Article

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