Blood stream infections in a medical intensive care unit: Spectrum and antibiotic susceptibility pattern

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 213-215

  Mahmood, A ^a  

^a PNS SHIFA HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CITROBACTER KOSERI; DRUG CHOICE; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPTICEMIA; SERRATIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS;

EID: 0034869976     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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