Antimicrobial drug resistance in pathogens causing nosocomial infections at a University Hospital in Taiwan, 1981-1999

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-68

  Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Chen, Mei Ling ^a   Sun, Chun Chuan ^b   Chen, Wen Hwei ^b   Pan, Hui Ju ^b   Yang, Li Seh ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^b   Ho, Shen Wu ^b   Lee, Chin Yu ^b   Hsieh, Wei Chuan ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TAIWAN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0036151455     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0801.000454     Document Type: Article

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