Detection of carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a hospital

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 526-529

  Takahashi, Ayako ^a   Yomoda, Sachie ^a   Kobayashi, Isao ^a   Okubo, Toyoji ^a   Tsunoda, Mitsuko ^a   Iyobe, Shizuko ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CARBAPENEM; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033961159     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.526-529.2000     Document Type: Article

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