Urinary tract infections in South Croatia: Aetiology and antimicrobial resistance

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 61-64

  Barišić, Zvonimir ^a   Babić Erceg, Andrea ^a   Borzić, Elmica ^a   Zoranić, Vinko ^a   Kaliterna, Vanja ^a   Carev, Merica ^a  

^a Public Health Institute   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Community acquired infections; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFTIBUTEN; CEFUROXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METICILLIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0141646504     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(03)00233-4     Document Type: Article

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