Antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria from Intensive Care Units and Urology Services. A nationwide study in The Netherlands 1995-2000

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 547-556

  Hoogkamp Korstanje, J A A ^a   Roelofs Willemse, J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amoxycillin; Amoxycillin clavulanate; Cefaclor; Ceftazidime; Ciprofloxacin; Cotrimoxazole; Gentamicin; Imipenem; Nitrofurantoin; Nitrofurantoin resistance; Norfloxacin; Quinolones; Resistance; Specimens; Surveillance; Trimethoprim

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFACLOR; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NORFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; UROLOGY;

EID: 0037507249     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(03)00080-3     Document Type: Article

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