A review of antimicrobial resistance in Canada

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 867-877

  Blondeau, J M ^a   Vaughan, D ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NITROFURANTOIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANADA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEGIBACTERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0033773582     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w00-076     Document Type: Review

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