Control of nosocomial multiresistant Enterobacteriaceae using a temporary restrictive antibiotic agent policy

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 785-791

  Leverstein van Hall, M ^a   Fluit, A ^a   Blok, H ^a   Box, A ^a   Peters, E ^a   Weersink, A ^a   Verhoef, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG COST; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PHENOTYPE; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WARD;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; GENTAMICINS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035659589     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960100615     Document Type: Article

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