In vitro activity of newer broad spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics against enterobacteriaceae and non-fermenters: A report from Austrian Intensive Care Units

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 111, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 549-554

  Krause, Robert ^a   Mittermayer, Helmut ^a   Feierl, Gebhard ^b   Allerberger, Franz ^c   Wendelin, Ilse ^a   Hirschl, Alexander ^e   Reisinger, Emil C ^a,d  

^a ELISABETHINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c Bundesstaatl Untersuchungsanstalt   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial resistance; Cephalosporins; Intensive care unit; Penems; Tazobactam

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRIA; BETA-LACTAM RESISTANCE; CARBAPENEMS; CEPHALOSPORINS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLANIC ACID; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0033618361     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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