Acinetobacter spp as nosocomial pathogen: Clinical significance and antimicrobial sensitivity

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-10

  Lahiri, K K ^a   Mani, N S ^b   Purai, S S ^c  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MILITARY HOSPITAL   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter spp; Antibiotic resistance; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NETILMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BURN; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCRIPTION; PUS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0942277065     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(04)80148-5     Document Type: Article

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