Analysis of antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative bacilli and antimicrobial use in intensive care unit patients for 5 years in a Veterans Affairs medical center

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 411-416

  Gentry, Chris ^a   Flournoy, Dayl J ^a   Reinert, Richard ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOTETAN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; MEZLOCILLIN; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN; TROVAFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036845391     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2002.124937     Document Type: Article

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