Multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an Indian secondary care hospital: Reservoirs and possible cross-transmission of the nosocomial pathogen

Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-75

  Mathias, Arun Jyothi ^a   Somashekar, R K ^a   Nandini, N ^a  

^a BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBENICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MINOCYCLINE; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INDIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0038076414     PISSN: 09723005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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