Epidemiological typing of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 380-383

  Muller Premru M ^a   Lejko Zupanc, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Epidemiological genotyping; Imipenem resistance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESTRICTION MAPPING; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 0036844778     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(02)00193-0     Document Type: Article

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