Enterococcal infections in a greek intensive care unit: A 5-y study

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 275-280

  Routsi, C ^a   Platsouka, E ^a   Paniara, O ^a   Dimitriadou, E ^a   Saroglou, G ^a   Roussos, C ^a   Armaganidis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY;

EID: 0033859387     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540050165910     Document Type: Article

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