Outcome analysis of intraabdominal infection with resistant gram-positive organisms

Surgical Infections

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-19

  Pelletier, Shawn J ^a   Raymond, Daniel P ^a   Crabtree, Traves D ^a   Gleason, Thomas G ^a   Pruett, Timothy L ^a   Sawyer, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036236831     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109629602753681113     Document Type: Article

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