Management of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 7 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 242-246

  Norman, Dean C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial resistance; Long term care; Older; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; GATIFLOXACIN; GEMIFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; NEW DRUG; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; STREPTOGRAMIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGING; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MISUSE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0036324571     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.50.7s.5.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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