Variable resistance patterns of integron-associated multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in a surgical intensive care unit

Microbial Drug Resistance

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 292-299

  Wu, Tsu Lan ^a   Ma, Ling ^b   Chang, Jen Chang ^b   Su, Lin Hui ^a   Chu, Chishih ^a   Leu, Hsieh Shong ^a   Siu, L K ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CARBENICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; INTEGRASE; LATAMOXEF; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOTYPE; GENE CASSETTE; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTEGRON; INTENSIVE CARE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RIBOTYPING; SURGERY;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 11844276623     PISSN: 10766294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2004.10.292     Document Type: Article

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