Bacteraemia in high-risk patients

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 391-396

  Seetha, K S ^a   Bairy, I ^a   Shivananda, P G ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD CULTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

BACTEREMIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INDIA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0036706718     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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