Impact of antibiotic changes in empirical therapy on antimicrobial resistance in intensive care unit-acquired infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-140

  Allegranzi, Benealle ^a,d   Luzzati, R ^b   Luzzani, A ^a   Girardini, F ^a   Antozzi, L ^a   Raiteri, R ^c   Di Perri, G ^c   Concia, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Trieste General Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic changes; Antimicrobial resistance; Iintensive care unit; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL WARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ITALY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036779601     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1277     Document Type: Article

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