Distribution and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among Gram-negative isolates in intensive care units (ICU) in Belgian hospitals between 1996 and 1999

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 297-306

  Glupczynski, Y ^a   Delmee M ^a   Goossens, H ^a   Struelens, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gram negative bacteria; Intensive care unit; Nosocomial infections; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DRUG INDICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0035214060     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2001.044     Document Type: Article

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