Resistance to antibiotics and biocides among non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 308-315

  Higgins, C S ^a   Murtough, S M ^b   Williamson, E ^c   Hiom, S J ^d   Payne, D J ^e   Russell, A D ^b   Walsh, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic and biocide susceptibilities; Non fermenting Gram negative bacteria

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BETA LACTAM; BIOCIDE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; COTRIFAMOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; PHENOL; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TETRACYCLINE; TROVAFLOXACIN;

ACINETOBACTER JUNII; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAVOBACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OCHROBACTRUM ANTHROPI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINGOBACTERIUM SPIRITIVORUM; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER JUNII; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMAMONAS; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; FLAVOBACTERIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; OCHROBACTRUM; OCHROBACTRUM ANTHROPI; SPHINGOBACTERIUM; SPHINGOBACTERIUM SPIRITIVORUM; STENOTROPHOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 0035382488     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1198-743X.2001.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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