Epidemiology of burn unit infections in children

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 342-346

  Geyik, Mehmet Faruk ^a   Aldemir, Mustafa ^a   Hosoglu, Salih ^a   Tacyildiz, Halil Ibrahim ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; SULBACTAM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BURN INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0141483713     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(02)48226-0     Document Type: Article

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