Microbiologic profile of intra-abdominal infections at Belo Horizonte, Brazil

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-143

  Santos, S G ^a   Serufo, J C ^a   Silva, R A P ^a   Marra, B A ^b   Reis, C M F ^c   Hamdan, J S ^a   Nicoli, J R ^a   Carvalho, M A R ^a   Farias, Luiz Macêdo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Hospital da Polícia Militar   (Brazil)

^c Lab MICRA Biotecnologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; CHILD; ESCHERICHIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; PREVOTELLA; PROTEUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0037715397     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.54     Document Type: Article

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